ORD-2005-127 - Revisions to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

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..5'm ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: k. Approval of Tax - Exempt Financing Arrangement for Efland Volunteer Fire Company. Inc. to Purchase Land The Board considered approving a request from Efland Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. to enter into a tax - exempt financing arrangement to purchase land and authorizing the Chair to sign the appropriate documents related to the financing arrangement. Commissioner Halkiotis asked Planning Director Craig Benedict about the Planning department's involvement in the assessment of this land that Efland wanted to purchase. He also asked if anyone responded back from the OCS to the Efland Fire Department about the excess land at the middle school site. Rod Visser said that he spoke to George McFarland about this and the OCS did not receive a formal request from the Efland Fire Department about this, but only spoke with them about it. EMS Director also spoke directly with several representatives of the fire department and they made it absolutely clear that they were primarily interested in the site related to this item and not immediately interested in using the piece of property by the middle school. John Link said that, through Geof Gledhill and Craig Benedict, they need to report back on what extent this land is excess land at the middle school site. He recalls that part of the reason for buying this land had to do with impervious surface requirements, so it is not really excess land. Commissioner Halkiotis said that we need to put this to rest if this is not excess land. Craig Benedict said that when someone is interested in purchasing land, the Planning department lets them know about the land regarding the buffers, soils, septic systems, etc. They also look at impervious surface and permitted uses. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve a request from Efland Volunteer Fire Company, Inc. to enter into a tax - exempt financing arrangement to purchase land and authorize the Chair to sign the appropriate documents related to the financing arrangement. VOTE: UNANIMOUS M. Revisions to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance The Board considered the Administration's recommendation and Planning Board comments concerning the proposed revisions to the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, closing the pubic hearing and considered adopting the ordinance. Commissioner Jacobs said that he finds the changes very confusing. For example, the changes on page 28 are very hard to read. Also, on page 27, he raised an issue last time and he still takes issue with it. This is regarding storage of chemicals in flood -prone areas. He does not think the language is sufficiently clear. It would be easier to follow if there was strike - through and then the corrections. The staff will make some changes in the language and bring it back. TABLED n. Award of Contract and Approval of Memorandum of Agreement — Joint Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Action Plan The Board considered awarding a contract to ICLEI Energy Services of Toronto to conduct a joint greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory and emissions reduction action plan, approving an interlocal Memorandum of Agreement between the Towns of Carrboro and