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a. Proposed: An Ordinance Prohibiting the Display of Wild and Exotic Animals Within the <br />Unincorporated Areas of Orange County <br />The Board considered adapting the proposed ordinance prohibiting the display of wild and <br />exotic animals within the unincorporated areas of Orange County. <br />This only applies to the unincorporated areas of Orange County. <br />Commissioner Brown asked that these ordinances and amendments be sent to the <br />municipalities within Orange County far their consideration of adoption. Rosemary Summers assured <br />the Board that this would be done. <br />Commissioner Brawn said that she is proud of the Health Board and staff for working out the <br />ordinance. <br />A motion was made by Cammissianer Brown, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve <br />the Ordinance Prohibiting the Display of Wild and Exotic Animals Within Unincorporated Areas of Orange <br />County, with the effective date as specified in the ordinance. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />b. Proposed Amendment to An Ordinance Prohibitina the Keepina of Wild Animals <br />Dangerous to Persons and Property Within Unincorporated Areas of Orange County <br />The Board considered adopting the proposed amendments to the ordinance prohibiting the <br />keeping of wild animals dangerous to persons and property within the unincorporated areas of Orange <br />County. Rosemary Summers reminded the Board that this is an amendment to a 1983 ordinance that <br />was passed. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Cammissianer Carey to approve <br />the language in the proposed attached Ordinance Prohibiting the Keeping of Wild Animals Dangerous to <br />Persons and Property Within Orange County as the amended ordinance, effective upon passage. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Chair Halkiotis asked Rosemary Summers to provide information on the feeding of dead <br />chickens to alligators that was mentioned at a previous meeting. <br />c. Recommendations from Little River Park Advisory Committee interim Report <br />The Board considered the interim report of an advisory committee charged with determining <br />the appropriate uses for the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area. <br />Land Conservation Manager Rich Shaw said that the advisory committee was formed last fall <br />by the project partners to evaluate the 391-acre property. This is a partnership with Orange County, <br />Durham County, Triangle Land Conservancy, and the Eno River Association. There are 136 acres of the <br />land in Orange County and 255 acres in Durham County. The County received two state grants far <br />purchase of the land- $377,000 from the Clean Water Management Trust Fund and $250,000 from the <br />Parks and Recreation Trust Fund. The Land and Water Conservation Fund has also given $262,000 in <br />grant funding to the County for park development. The County has one year to use the money for <br />development of the park. The recommendations of the committee include three categories -allowed <br />uses, conditional uses, and prohibited uses. The timetable has construction beginning in the spring and <br />completed by no later than August 2002. He summarized the three recommendations of the Manager. <br />Commissioner Jacobs reminded the Board that it has been almost two years ago that a <br />meeting took place in Caldwell regarding the use of this acreage for a C&D landfill, which shows that the <br />County has moved swiftly. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the award that Orange County received as Co- <br />Conservation Government of the Year in North Carolina along with Durham County. He said that the <br />County Commissioners take their role as stewards of the land very seriously. He asked that when the <br />two groups are formed for horseback riding and mountain biking that we make sure that we solicit <br />Orange County residents to be part of any group making the conditional rules for uses of the park. <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if there are any concerns about the mussels in the streams. He <br />asked if we are going to try to discourage people from being in the streams. Rich Shaw said that the <br />committee discussed this with staff. The staff did not see any reason to restrict the fishing for now. The <br />staff really does not have enough information to evaluate the impact of fishing. <br />