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8. ITEMS FOR DECISION -CONSENT AGENDA <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve the <br />items on the consent agenda as stated below. <br />a. Minutes <br />The Board approved the minutes from the following meetings: Feb. 13, 2001 work session; <br />March 6, 2001 regular meeting; March 13, 2001 work session; March 20, 2001 joint meeting with the <br />Town of Hillsborough; and, March 20, 2001 regular meeting. <br />b. Change in Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting Schedule <br />The Board approved changing the location of its scheduled meeting with representatives of <br />Durham Technical Community College from the Seina Hotel to the Skills Development Center in Chapel <br />Hill. <br />c. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Refunds <br />The Board approved four requests for motor vehicle property tax refunds amounting to $36.79 <br />in accordance with the refund resolution incorporated herein by reference. <br />d. Employee Health Insurance Renewal for 2002 <br />The Board renewed the County health insurance plans and authorized the Chair to sign the <br />implementing Interlocal Agreement with the NCACC Health Insurance Trust, subject to the review of staff <br />and the County Attorney, effective January 1, 2002. <br />e. Employee Dental Insurance for 2002 <br />The Board confirmed continuation of the County's dental insurance rates for 2002 with no <br />increase and authorized the Personnel Director to renew the County's agreement with Delta Dental as <br />the County's dental insurance plan administrator effective January 1, 2002. <br />f. Application for Funding - N.C. Housing Finance Agency <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br />consideration. <br />g_ Authorization to Enter into Agreements with Respite Care Providers <br />This item was removed and placed at the end of the consent agenda for separate <br />consideration. <br />h. Memorandum Renewal with North State Legal Services <br />The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign the Memorandum of Agreement with <br />North State Legal Services, Inc. for the provision of legal services far county residents 60 years and <br />older. <br />i. Bid Award: Hydraulic Excavator for Orange County Landfill <br />The Board awarded the bid to Interstate Briggs Construction Equipment of Raleigh, North <br />Carolina in the amount of $121,465 and authorized the Purchasing Director to execute the necessary <br />paperwork. <br />L Bid Award: Crawler Dozer for Orange County Landfill <br />The Board awarded the bid to Mitchell Distributing Company of Raleigh, North Carolina in the <br />amount of $271,744.87, and authorized the Purchasing Director to execute the necessary paperwork. <br />VOTE ON CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS <br />ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA <br />f. Application far Funding - N.C. Housing Finance Aaency <br />The Board considered the submission of an application far funding to the N.C. Housing <br />Finance Agency for approximately $75,000 for the local Urgent Repair Program. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that it bears repeating that the Board is committed to this program <br />regardless of whether we get state funding ar not. He said that the other day he was somewhere where <br />it was stated that one of the issues for the urgent home repair program was that oftentimes people of law <br />income are living in rental housing and that those are, in many cases, the units that need repair. He is <br />