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~Halkiotis to approve the VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Motion was made Halkiotis to approve the VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Motion was made Hartwell to approve the VOTE: UNANIMOUS. minutes for November 23, 1987 as corrected. by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner minutes for December 1, 1987 as corrected. by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner rv~_"~ minutes for December 23, 1987 as circulated. PUBLIC CHARGE Vice-Chair Moses Carey read the public charge. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM An overview of the Capital Improvement Program was presented by Interim County Manager Albert Kittrell, Superintendent of Orange County Schools Dr. Dan Lunsford and Superintendent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Gerry House with a slide presentation showing all proposed CIP activities. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS SARAH STEWART , Co-President of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Federation of Teachers, spoke in support of providing adequate facilities which will help to create a quality educational environment. She pledged support for a bond issue. ToM BROWN Co-President of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Federation of Teachers, asked that the leaders of Orange County make a decision for going with a bond issue by visiting the schools in the county and talking with the teachers and the students. He asked that a decision be made in __ favor of the children and future leaders of the county. '' DEAN DETER , thanked the Commissioners for their support of the agricultural and rural education center and asked for continued support '•'-''~' far this project. The need is still there and the project has a broad base of support. RDBERT STRAYHORN , spoke in support of the agricultural agencies being located in one facility. The present facilities are not built to accommo- date the volume of traffic nor to provide the atmosphere to conduct effective educational programs. Many regional activities cannot be held in the County because of the lack of space and equipment. ANN TURNER spoke on the needs and priorities of a Southern Orange Human Services Complex. She spoke of the crowded conditions at the complex and noted that the State is working on a policy concerning space accommodations and when the policy is finalized, if Orange County is not in compliance, $250,000 in funding could be lost. Tt would also be more efficient and cost effective to have the human services complex in one building where a client could take care of most of their needs with one trip. R. E. HILDEBRANDT , stated that the Senior Citizens Board has not had the opportunity for input into the CIP. He spoke about the inadequate facilities at the Efland Senior Center and the Cedar Grove Center and asked that the Commissioners visit those two centers before finalizing the CIP. REV. DAVID HARVIN , spoke in support of and gave an update report on the Rural Agricultural Education Center. He stated that Duke University is doing an overall assessment of all properties they own and at their May'. meeting a proposal for how the land should be used will be considered. There is a new state commission which will be supporting new agricultural ventures like the proposed Center in Orange County and approximately two million dollars a year will be allocated for these kinds of projects.