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,~ PUBLIC COMMENT: Mark Peters said that he read the whole CIP document, but he still has a lot of questions. He understands that without another revenue source or a bond, all of the unfunded projects will not be funded. He would like to see a plan on how to get the unfunded projects funded. Regarding the report, he said that unless someone has attended a lot of the meetings, there is no way that they would understand what is going on. He suggested providing a summary in a few pages for the general public. He offered to help with this summary. He thought that the plan was still in draft form and that the list of unfunded projects would come later. He said that this plan looks like it will not be in compliance with the SAPFO, and this concerns him. He does not think that SAPFO should be used as a tool to limit growth. He said that it is unfortunate that the school boards are meeting tonight since a large part of the CIP includes the schools. Joe Robbins is Chairman of the Social Services Board. He said that the needs of DSS are past the point of inconvenience and there is now a problem of safety. There are confidential files in boxes, there are boxes in chairs and hallways, and the egress passes are blocked. He said that if OSHA inspected the County, it would be fined because the conditions are unsafe. He said that the department is past the point of crowding and is out of compliance with the State Division of Social Services. He is concerned with the penalty for not correcting the space problems. He said that it has become more a point of not being able to provide clients with the privacy and confidentiality they deserve. The 10,000 Orange County citizens that are served deserve to be served in an appropriate, professional business center. The DSS Board requests that the County move forward quickly with along-term facility plan that includes the consolidation of DSS functions. This facility is needed as soon as possible. Chris Harlan is a public health nurse and Vice-Chair of the Orange County Board of Health. She was joined by other Board of Health members. She said that the Board of Health is legally mandated by federal, state, and county guidelines to provide certain core public health services. One of the functions is to assure that all residents have access to quality health care. She said that they provide services to all County residents and the medical and dental clinics exist to serve patients who are often underinsured or uninsured. They also provide many services that improve the lives of all residents -well water and wastewater programs, communicable disease control, and emergency preparedness. She said that the Health Department staff needs and deserves to work in a physical environment that is well- maintained and healthy. She said that Orange County still has not made a commitment to universal health care. Orange County ranks 61St of the 100 counties in expenditures to health departments, compared to being ranked #1 in the state in per capita investment in the schools. She said that the Board of Health is concerned that this ten-year plan puts human service needs in a reserve fund, which will not even be considered until 2009-2010. She said that the human service needs must be moved to a critical action level. Randee Haven-O'Donnell was representing the Carrboro Board of Aldermen and its citizens. She thanked the Board of County Commissioners for holding this public hearing. She also thanked the County Commissioners for reconstituting the Orange County Library Services Task Force, because this has been very productive. She thanked those involved in this task force and said that the final report is coming soon for the Board's review. She urged the Board to include and actively promote the Library Services Task Force capital request recommendation for a full $3 million designated for the creation of the Orange County Southwestern Regional Branch Library to be sited in the downtown Carrboro area. This request was based on the facility recommendations from the 2004 Task Force Report, the Carrboro Library Work Group of 2003, and the Service Needs Plan of Orange County Library Facilities. She asked why the line item was $2.7 million instead of $3 million as recommended