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The Board awarded a contract for consulting services to W. Frank Newton, Inc. for the <br /> development of a Consolidated Housing Plan for Orange County and authorized the Chair to <br /> sign contingent upon final review and approval of the County Attorney. <br /> I. Notice of Public Hearing on Orange County's 2010 Legislative Agenda <br /> The Board directed the Clerk to the Board and the County Manager to publish a notice of the <br /> Board's intent to hold a public hearing during its regular meeting on February 16, 2010 at 7:00 <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 /> 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 /> 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 <br /> the Orange County Board of Education and authorized the Chair to sign the resolution. <br /> r. Change 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 />