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~~~ - aU~a_d~3 <br />,~~a/o~v~d Z ~~ ~ ~ o <br />~ jo <br />p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center at 2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill, North <br />Carolina to receive public comments on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's <br />legislative agenda package for the 2010 North Carolina General Assembly. <br />m. Legal Advertisement for Quarterly Public Hearing -February 22 2010 <br />The Board approved the legal advertisement for items to be presented at the joint Board of <br />County Commissioners/Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing scheduled for February 22, <br />2010. <br />n. Letter Supporting North Carolina Department Of Transportation's Application for <br />Southeast High Speed Rail Funding <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br />consideration. <br />o. Authorization and Issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds Including Bonds <br />Previously Authorized and Up to $7 000 000 of Additional Bonds <br />The Board adopted the Bond Order authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Refunding <br />Bonds in the maximum amount of $7,000,000 to refund a portion of the 2004 Public <br />Improvement Bond, in the form presented; adopted the resolution regarding the publication of <br />the bond Order and the Amendment to the Bond Resolution, in the forms presented; and <br />authorized and directed staff to take the actions contemplated in such proceedings to complete <br />the proposed refunding bond issue. <br />p: Application for North Carolina Education Lottery Proceeds for Orange County <br />Schools Projects and Approval of the Corresponding School Capital Project <br />Ordinances <br />The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign the applications to the North Carolina <br />Department of Public Instruction to release funds from Orange County's NC Education Lottery <br />account for Orange County Schools' projects, and approved the corresponding School capital <br />Project Ordinances. <br />g: Exercise County's Statutory Right of First Refusal to Purchase Board of Education <br />Property <br />The Board exercised the County's Right of First Refusal to purchase real property owned by the <br />Orange County Board of Education and authorized the Chair to sign the resolution. <br />r. Chance in BOCC Regular Meeting Schedule for 2010 <br />The Board changed the location of the Joint BOCC meeting with the Town of Hillsborough, <br />which is scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., FROM the Link Government <br />Services Center, 200 South Cameron Street in Hillsborough TO the New Orange County <br />Library, 137 W. Margaret Lane, in Hillsborough. (Meeting room entrance on side of building). <br />VOTE FOR CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA: <br />a. Minutes <br />The Board considered correcting and/or approving the minutes of the November 14, <br />2009 and December 4, 2009 meetings as submitted by the Clerk to the Board. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz said that he had placed at each County Commissioners' place a <br />correction for the November 14, 2009 minutes on page 16. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner <br />Pelissier to approve the minutes as presented with the corrections. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />h. Resolution Creating a Special Board of Equalization and Review <br />