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community-based, comprehensive and coordinated housing and service delivery system for homeless individuals and families; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Orange County Board of Commissioners that, by approval of this resolution, the notification of the 1994 Emergency Family Support and Shelter Task Force to participate on the Orange County Continuum of Care Committee is hereby directed for the purpose of identifying and discussing possible future revenue sources for Project HomeStart operations after March 31, 2002. VOTE: UNANIMOUS d. 2001 North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Legislative Goals The Board considered a resolution stating its legislative goals that would be forwarded to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners in preparation for the 2001 Long Session of the N.C. General Assembly. John Link said that the County Commissioners Association has asked each Commissioner Board to respond back to the association on issues that they would like to see the association address as part of the legislative agenda for next year. Commissioner Jacobs and Commissioner Halkiotis have worked with staff in creating the list of issues to be submitted to the association. Chair Carey asked about #5 and if the objective was to add additional signs on the interstate. Commissioner Jacobs said that this was an option for small businesses to use in attracting business to the area from the interstate. The logo signs would be far less obtrusive than billboards. Chair Carey has some concerns about this. Chair Carey made reference to item #20 and said that he would substitute "local governmental units" for "Boards of Commissioners". Commissioner Brown made reference to #5 and said that she was not in favor of allowing signs along the interstate. She is not in favor of commercial advertising on the interstate. She made reference to #8, #2, and #3 and said that she was probably in favor of those but she feels that there needs to be more background on these issues and she needs more information so she understands exactly what they are talking about. She said that the items sounded good generally. She feels the use value program is very effective. Commissioner Brown suggested adding item #22 for DOT to upgrade their standards for residential roads. She asked the Planning staff to report back to the Board of County Commissioners. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to the logo sign issue and said that the committee narrowed the request. What is happening is that the large restaurants and fast-food establishments have logos. However, some of the smaller establishments cannot have a sign. He sees the logo signs as an effort for the small businesses to get some advertisements out on the highway. He asked for the staff to bring back some additional information. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to #16 and said that the County should not wait until a natural disaster takes place to figure out what to do with the "surplus" property. Commissioner Gordon verified that the Board was going to defer #2, #3, #5, and #8 to develop justifications. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to #18 and suggested changing the language to read, "The approval of legislation clarifying the power of local government to employ Transfer of Development Rights that provides a broad menu of opportunities for use of this tool." On item #20, Commissioner Jacobs suggested changing it to read "Authorize governments with populations in excess of 100,000 people to implement civil rights ordinances and to determine the classes to which anti-discrimination provisions shall apply." County Attorney Geof Gledhill suggested saying "cities and counties" rather than "governments." Commissioner Brown suggested including historic sites, state parks, hospitals, etc. on the signage referred to in #5.