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MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
<br />OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR ALAMA 1 E COUNTY
<br />HELD ON MONDAY, N vEl BEi 29, 20 1
<br />The Alamance County Board of Comm issioners nnet in Special Session on Monday, November 29, 2010, at
<br />7:13 p.m. at the Mebane Arts and Community Center, 633 Corregidor Street, Mebane, North Carolina. The
<br />following members of the Al manee County Board of Commissioners were present: Clair Massey, Vice
<br />Chair Boswell, and Commissioners Lashtey and Vaughan. The following members of the Orange County
<br />Board of Commissioners were present: Chair Fousliee and Commissioners Henunin er, Jacobs, and
<br />uhas . The following uneinbers Nvere absent: Alainance County Commissioner Sutton, and Orange
<br />County Commissioners Gordon, Pelissier, and Nelson.
<br />WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Y-- Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director, welcomed
<br />everyone to the inectin . Chair Massey introduced Alainance County Commissioners and Commissioner-
<br />elect Torn Manning as well as staff Nvho were present: Craig Honeycutt, County Manager; Tim Burgess,
<br />Assistant County Manager; Clyde Albright, County Attorney; Bruce Walker, GIS Manager; Jason Martin
<br />Planning Manager; Jessica dill, Planner; Pat Jones, Clerk to the Board; and Tory Frink, incoming Cleric to
<br />the Board. Chair Foushee introduced the Orange County Commissioners and Commissioner-elect Earl
<br />McKee as well as Orange County staff who were present: Frank Clifton, County Manager; Willie Best,
<br />Assistant County Manager; John Roberts, County Attoni ; Craig Benedict, Planning Director; and Donna
<br />Balser, Cleric to the Board.
<br />CALL TO ORDER — Chair Massey called the Alamance County Board of Commissioners to r ler. Chair
<br />F ushee called the Orange County Board of Commissioners to order.
<br />WELCOME — Mebane Mayor Glendel Stephenson formally N elc m d everyone to the nneeting and
<br />introduced Mebane Mayor Pro -Teen Patty Phillips and Mebane Council members Everett Green and Jill
<br />Auditori.
<br />STAFF PRE SEN TATION — County Managers Frank li on and Craig Honeycutt made opening
<br />reunarks. Mr. Honeycutt noted that both c u nfles are in agreement on 91 % of the line, taking into account
<br />the North Carolina Geodetic Survey (N CGS) line, as well as the petition process as approved in Session
<br />I,aw 2010 -61, Senate Bi11 1362 (kcal bill). He stated that Alaniance County 's staff recommendat !on is I
<br />keep to the original guidelines of t petition process and support Orange ounty's staff recommendation is
<br />to make adjustments where the NCGS line is not reasonable or is unduly burdensome. Bruce walker begat
<br />with a history of the county line issue, which both counties have been working on for over four years. He
<br />stated the NCGS delivered a preliminary survey line in 2008 which identified a distinctive line recorded at
<br />the state level that will stand the test of time. Three public hearings were held, multiple letters were sent,
<br />and on November 9, 2009, at a joint meeting between both counties the Coninii ssioners mandated that a
<br />compromise be established to ensure that school children are taken care of A memorandtan of
<br />uaderst nding was approved by both county in an agers ire tiie spring o f 2 0 10 and both couMy attorneys
<br />wrote a local bill granting both counties the authority to develop the county line process. The local bill was
<br />approved by the Senate. This suinnier staff presented approved admInistrative eriter1a to d etc rinine
<br />qualification for the petition process that began in the fall, In October 2010, after review, Orange County
<br />staff proposed an adjustment to % of the line and Alannance County staff supports Orange County's
<br />recommendation request to move the process fo v rd, He stated that tonight's meeting is being held to
<br />review and discuss the proposal, and with a 100% consensus, the process will move forward and a
<br />resolution will be written. In accordance with the local bill there is a deadline of December 15, 20 10, to
<br />finish the administrative criteria process. The official survey is due by May 15, 2011, and will be
<br />submitted to the state upon completion. Mr. walker provided a review of the approved petition criteria.
<br />The focus was on the 16 homeowners and businesses who were qualified to petition because they are
<br />within 150 feet of the NCGS defined, original county iine. One unique area in the southern. part of Cane
<br />Creek that was a completely land-locked peninsula was part of the criteria.. The rest of the properties that
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