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5 <br />D. HOME PROGRAM _ AB_BOTTS COLONY <br />Commissioner Brown said she is pleased that Habitat for Humanity has decided to take these <br />lots for Habitat housing projects. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Brown to approve <br />transferring two lots in Abbotts Colony in Chapel Hill from the Orange Community Housing Corporation to <br />Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, North Carolina, Inc. and authorized the Chair to execute a <br />Development Agreement with this agency on behalf of the Orange County HOME Consortium upon the <br />County Attorney's review and approval. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />F. JOINT MASTER RECREATION AND PARKS PLAN WORK GROUP CHARGE AND <br />APPOINTMENTS <br />The Board reviewed the revised charge to the Joint Recreation and Parks Master Plan Work <br />Group and appointed members to the work group including the steering committee. <br />Commissioner Brown asked to appoint one more person to this group from the SportsPlex and <br />Commissioner Halkiotis volunteered to serve as this representative. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked that #8 be added to the charge for the reassessment of and <br />dedication of parkland when developments are approved. The Board decided to also add this to the list of <br />topics for discussion at the County Commissioners' Goal Setting Retreat next month. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve <br />the charge as amended and as stated on page of these minutes and to approve the <br />appointments as stated below: <br />NAME <br />Margaret Brown <br />Stephen Halkiotis <br />Patrick Mulkey, Ricky Hill <br />Leo Allison, Renee Price <br />Wendy Olson <br />Lee Pavao <br />Hank Anderson <br />Keith Cook <br />Bea Hughes Werner <br />Barry Jacobs <br />Wendy Weiher <br />Ron Hyatt <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />REPRESENTING <br />Orange County Commissioners <br />SportsPlex <br />Orange County Recreation and Parks Advisory Council <br />Orange County Planning Board <br />Town of Hillsborough <br />Town of Chapel Hill <br />Town of Carrboro <br />Orange County School Board <br />Carrboro-Chapel Hill School Board <br />OWASA <br />Duke University <br />University of North Carolina <br />9. ITEMS FOR DECISION -REGULAR AGENDA <br />A. CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCE -EMERGENCY GENERATORS <br />Several questions were answered by EMS Director Nick Waters and Red Cross Director Bob <br />Lockwood. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to adopt <br />the capital project ordinance as stated below that will provide funding to perform electrical work to make two <br />school buildings ready to serve as emergency shelters, and to accomplish other emergency preparedness <br />improvements. <br />EMERGENCY GENERATORS PROJECT <br />Project # 61-758 <br />Revenue -Transfer from General Fund (1997-98) $ 80,000 <br />Appropriation -Emergency Generators Capital Project $ 80,000 <br />This Capital Project Ordinance provides funds for improvements at Stanford Middle School <br />and Chapel Hill High School to make these facilities generator ready in times of emergencies, and to <br />