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<br />C. ENO WOODS SUBDIVISION PRELIMINARY PLAN <br />The property is located in Eno Township on the Durham County <br />line at the northwest corner of the intersection of Cole Mill Road and <br />Umstead Road. Thirty-five new residential lots are proposed from 95.6 <br />acres. Each will be served by a new public road and by individual wells <br />and septic systems. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by <br />Commissioner Willhoit to approve the Preliminary Plan for Eno Woods <br />Subdivision as per the resolution of approval in the agenda and on file in <br />the Clerk's office. The subdivision recommended for approval is <br />consistent with the Planning Board recommendation and does not include <br />connection of the two cul-de-sacs. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />8. REPORTS <br />A. YOUTH AND AMIL SERVICES COORDINATION FUNCTION <br />GREEN BANANAS PROJECT <br />Dr. Philip Cooke from the UNC School of Social Work presented an <br />interim report on the "Green Bananas" project. The three project goals <br />are listed below: <br />1. Develop a community definition of collaboration <br />2. Identify, describe and highlight successful collaborative <br />structures, and <br />3. Explore opportunities and mechanisms for enhancing <br />collaboration <br />The report is included in its entirety in the agenda. <br />The Board of County Commissioners accepted this report as <br />information . <br />B. OC UNTY AUTOMATION PLAN <br />The Board received information on the progress in the use of <br />automation by Orange County departments and options/plans for further <br />computer enhancements. Keith Brooks, Data Processing Director, said that <br />eventually, the RS 6000 will be expanded and all applications on the <br />McDonnell Douglas M9255 will be placed on the RS 6000. He said that they <br />will be developing networks between the various departments. Their focus <br />next year will be on training of their present staff since most of them <br />have mostly mainframe knowledge and not personal computer knowledge. <br />Discussion ensued on the mainframe computers. Keith Brooks <br />explained that the RS6000 is larger and allows more applications. He <br />recommends keeping the RS6000 and adding components. Commissioner <br />Willhoit agreed that going with the larger mainframe would be quicker and <br />allow more applications. Keith Brooks briefly explained the role of the <br />DP Steering Committee. He said that there will be ongoing training so that <br />new employees will be trained right away. Commissioner Gordon asked about <br />the relative merits of mainframe computers versus personal computers for <br />Microsoft application and suggested that consultation with experts at the <br />University of North Carolina would be helpful. <br />Rod Visser reported that the next step will be to contact the <br />University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill to get their comments on the <br />County's automation plan. The Board of County Commissioners will refer <br />any additional questions to the Manager. <br />