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MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AND <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />DECEMBER 12, 2000 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in joint session with the Orange County <br />Planning Board on Tuesday, December 12, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services <br />Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Stephen H. Halkiotis and Commissioners <br />Margaret W. Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon, and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager <br />Rod Visser and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below) <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Leo Allison, Barry <br />Katz, Karen Barrows, Howard McAdams, Runyon Woods, Rachel Preston <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Nicole Goading-Ray, <br />Crauford Goodwin, Lynne Holtkamp, James Selkirk, Robert Strayhorn <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING <br />WILL BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br />A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br />Chair Halkiotis welcomed everyone to the meeting. <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Halkiotis read the public charge. <br />B. AUTHORIZATION TO SEEK FINANCING FOR PROPERTY ACQUISITION AT 112 AND <br />118 NORTH CHURTON STREET IN HILLSBOROUGH <br />Director of Purchasing and Central Stores Pam Jones made this presentation. She said that <br />Central Carolina Bank has accepted the County's offer of $485,000 for both pieces of property as <br />well as the land around it. The projected interest rate is 6.5°~. The detailed information on the <br />interest rate will be brought back at the meeting on January 18, 2001. The financing period will be <br />for ten years. The only outstanding issue is the environmental assessment. There is one <br />underground storage tank and it appears to be abandoned. This information will be confirmed by <br />January 18, 2001. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Brown to: <br />Approve the resolution, which is incorporated herein by reference and calls for the plan to <br />purchase the property <br />Authorize the Finance Director to seek financing far the acquisition; and <br />Establish January 18, 2001 as the date for public hearing an the acquisition. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS (To be heard by the Orange County Board of Commissioners and <br />the Orange County Planning Board.) <br />1. Consideration of Economic Development Districts (EDD1 within Moratorium Areas <br />