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we should try and finish the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance because the fiscal impact information will be included in that analysis. Commissioner Brown would like to put together a list of indicators for the County. She would like for it to be put together so that it can be understood by the general public -standards for where we are and where we want to ga. Chair Jacobs would like to have a new goal for library services. This will be discussed later when the report is given. Chair Jacobs said that he would like to resolve the solid waste issues, specifically the sustainability of the 61 °1n reduction goal by 2006. Same of the philosophical objections that some of us have to the possibility of reaching 61 °~ puts us in a situation where we feel we cannot do both. No one wants to back off from being a leader in the reduction of waste in North Carolina, but we need to come to terms with some of these issues. Commissioner Halkiotis said that the issue of the reduction goal has been brought up far years and is one of those unresolved things that just keeps going on forever. Commissioner Gordon would like to continue our emphasis on resource conservation and stewardship (section five of the environment scan}. This includes Lands Legacy, planning and development of parks and preserves, farmland and historic preservation, natural resource programs initiatives, and comprehensive plan elements. Regarding the Chapel Hill Township Park at the Eubanks Road site, she said that we need to keep moving forward on that and that the Board of County Commissioners should be more involved than we have in formulating the concept plan. Commissioner Brown brought up mental health reform. There is a web of programs and policies that we will need to understand to make it happen in a positive and creative way in Orange County. It will take a lot of County agencies working together to make the transition to a local mental health program that we will be proud of that will not drain our resources but serve our citizens well and not be a nightmare. We will have to write a business plan for the State this year. We want to be able to provide services and a safety net. Commissioner Halkiatis would like an understanding of the total tax impact of restructuring mental health. Commissioner Brown would like to work with our legislators to get some tax relief for low-income people. There has been a change this year, but she is not sure how many people know about it. Commissioner Carey would like to know what entity requires taxes to be paid before rehab money can be received -local, state or federal. Commissioner Carey said that we need to keep our eye on the cast of Medicaid programs and try to get the Governor and the senate to use some of the money saved from the Blue Cross conversion to relieve the counties of these costs. We need to mobilize in some way to make sure that when this money goes into the public trust it is used to help relieve counties. He suggested doing a resolution and sending it out to all other counties. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the public hearing process and said that someone was supposed to develop a guide for citizens on public hearings. Also, when the Commissioners decide on the public hearing notice it should also include the actual proposals and ordinances. She also suggested continuing the emphasis on public outreach and communication. Chair Jacobs made reference to teamwork and said that he feels we do a lot of that at the staff