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.~ `7$ MINUTES ORANGE COUNTX BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APRIL 26, 1977 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on Tuesday, April 26, 1977, at 7:00 p.m., in the,Commissioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough. ... .. Present were Chairman Richard Whitted, Commissioners Norman Gustaveson, Jan, Pinney, and Donald Willhoit. Absent was Commissioner Norman Walker. Others present were S. M. Gattis, County Manager, Neal Evans, Finance Officer, A. B. Coleman,.,Jr., and Doug Hargraves, County Attorneys, Ervin Dobson and Hal Minis from the Planning Department and Agatha Johnson, Clerk. Chairman Whitted stated that the purpose of the meeting is to con- sider the issue of Interstate Route 40. He stated that there axe indica- tions that a decision from the staff of the Department of Transportation may be forecoming within the next 2 or 3 weeks as tp their recommendations with respect to the Orange County alternate for the proposed I-40. The Orange County Board of Commissioners feels that we need to try to see where we stand and to see whit things we need to accomplish, anticipating that decision. He stated that at the meeting held earlier this afternoon, it was decided that there are a number of things which need to be done. One thing is to consider a resolution from this Board indicating the areas of significant interests in the areas of the proposed alternates, and the status of the current land use plan in those particular areas. Mr. Whitted stated, "other action which I think we should make clear is a letter to the Randolph County Board of Commissioners. I would like to get a consensus from the Board in order that we might draft a letter and get it out. This will be an inquiry of what their interests are in a southern route through their cities. Another thing is to appoint a person from this Board to serve on a Steering Committee of the governing units in Orange County." He added that James Wallace, Ma~.yor of Chapel Hill, will be Chapel Hill's representative, and Mayor West from Carrboro has informed the Chairman that Carrboro will appoint someone from that Board tonight. Commissioner Pinney asked if there should not be a letter sent to all the Board of Commissioners in that line, which would be Randolph County, Chatham County and Guilford County. Chairman Whitted stated that Randolph and Chatham Counties would be critically affected. Commissioner Gustavesan stated that Guilford County would not be badly affected by the route. The consensus of the Board was to write Chatham and Randolph Counties and inquire of their interest in the proposed I-401 Tn ensuing action, Chairman Whitted agreed to serve as Orange County's appointee to the Steering Committee. Chairman Whitted asked that the Board discuss the different issues which should be included in the resolution. He stated, "we need to identify those significant areas along the route and include them in our resolution and record. It has been brought to our attention that this is a significant area which will be affected if I-40 is routed through Orange County. Also, the status of the land use planning in the area." The County Attorney, A. B. Coleman, Jr., stated that a review of the history of land use planning considerations in the County, which the Planning Staff has been working on should be included.