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APPROVED 514199 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AND <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br />FEBRUARY 22, 1999 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board met in <br />joint session on Monday, February 22, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. in the Judge F. Gordon Battle Superior <br />Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina, for the purpose of holding a Joint Public Hearing. <br />ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Alice M. Gordon, and Commissioners <br />Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Stephen H. Halkiotis and Barry Jacobs. <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Karen Barrows, and <br />members S.A.M. Brooks, Barry Katz, Howard McAdams, Jr., Libby Searles, Robert Strayhorn, and <br />Elizabeth Walters. <br />Selkirk and Runvon Woods <br />Leo Allison, Nell Andrews, James <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Interim Planning Director Gene Bell, Planners <br />Don Belk, Eddie Kirk, Karen Lincoln and Slade McCalip, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe and <br />Deputy Clerk to the Board Kathy Baker. Other staff members will be identified as appropriate. <br />A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br />Chair Gordon convened the meeting at 7:30 p.m. She indicated that she would chair Item C.1 <br />and D.1.a. The last three items would be chaired by Planning Board Chair Karen Barrows. She <br />invited those who wished to speak to sign up on the clipboard. <br />B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Gordon dispensed with the reading of the Public Charge. <br />C BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DECISION ITEM <br />1. To Establish the Public Hearing Date of March 3, 1999 for the Orange County Local <br />Legislative Package <br />Chair Gordon presented this item for discussion by the Board of Commissioners for the <br />purpose of establishing the Public Hearing date of March 3, 1999 for the Orange County local <br />legislative package. She mentioned that a list of suggested items had been presented by the County <br />Attorney. This list is incorporated by reference and all actions refer to this document. Members of the <br />Board of Commissioners were invited to suggest other items they would like to see added to the list. <br />County Attorney Gledhill said that there was one additional item to be considered; this item <br />was included in the Legislative Bulletin he distributed prior to the meeting. If adopted, it would <br />increase the Homestead Exemption. This item was included in last year's legislative package but did <br />not get through the legislative process. It has been introduced again during this session. It would <br />increase both the amount of property that would be exempt and also the income threshold. He <br />recommended that the Board of County Commissioners add this to the list of items they plan to <br />support. <br />Q:119990221d.c