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t~ ai `Z r~IrTUTEs ORArdGE COUNTY BOARD OF COhiMISSIODTERS REGULAR MEETING raovEriBER z o , 19 s 4 1 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on November 20, 198 at 7:30 in the Old Post Office, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Commissioners Present: Chair Don Willhoit, and Commissioners Shirley Marshall, Ben Lloyd, Norman j4alker and Richard Whitted. County Attorney Present: Geoffrey Gledhill. Staff Present: County Manager Y.en Thompson, Assistant County Manager Bi11 Laws, Planning Director Marvin Collins, Emergency Services Director Bobby Baker, Director of Agricultural Extension Bill Manious, and Administrative Assistant and Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe. A. ~f~RD COMMEI`LT~ Chair S•Tillhoit indicated that since the schools were meeting to consider some type of bond issue to fund the capital needs of the schools that it would seem appropriate for the Board to convey to the schools that it was the consensus of the Board during earlier discussions about the capital needs of the schools that they do support the concept of seeking an alternative source of funding. Commissioners rarshall and P7hitted agreed with Chair T4illhait; Commissioners Lloyd and i~alker indicated that it was not their understanding that some sort of bond issue would be necessary, and no formal action had been - taken by the Board. Commissioner Gahitted indicated that it was apparent from the discussions heard on the half cent sales tax and from the discussions during budget time that some alternative source of funding would be necessary to finance new construction or extensive renovation - that it could not be done out of the one half cent sales tax and that a bond issue would need to be considered. Chair Willhoit requested to have this item added as a special item on the November 26, 19EtQ meeting. Commissioner Walker requested to add to the agenda a discussion on Lake Michael and specifically the role the Board wants the Recreational Advisory Committee to play. After discussion it was decided the Chair would write a letter to the Recreational Advisory Committee outlining the involvement and level of participation expected of the committee. $~ ATIT'TTErTCE COAib?EAx'$ T Mr. Fleming requested to speak on the Efland Sewer Policy. Patricia Sanford requested to speak on the Animal Shelter Expansion. Arnold L2u requested to speak on the Crime Stoppers Request. Wil Morse and Kathy Peiffer requested to speak on the In-Home Care Committee Report and Funding. ~,, MATTERS NOT_ Ojy~ TBE 'T' Chair jillhoit noted receipt of a letter from the Orange County Schools for official action to reject the formal offer for the sale of the Project House. Motion was Wade by Commissioner Whitted, seconded by Commissioner t~iarshall to reject the offer to purchase the project house for $55,000. VOTE_ UNANIMOUS.