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WHEREAS, The audit issues raised in the May 19, 2002 News and Observer article occurred <br /> over two years ago and are not representative of the situation in Orange County; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Annual financial audits, performance audits and on-going evaluations by the <br /> nation's leading early childhood evaluator have determined that children are <br /> entering school better prepared because of Smart Start services and state and <br /> local partnerships have improved their administrative functions; and <br /> WHEREAS, Over the last two years, the NC Partnership for Children has: <br /> • Instituted a formal financial monitoring and technical assistance <br /> section; <br /> • Developed a formal evaluation system that requires local partnerships <br /> to meet statewide minimum standards in financial and program areas; <br /> and <br /> • Implemented penalties when requirements and policies are not met; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, The News and Observer article further confirms that children enrolled in child care <br /> centers heavily involved in Smart Start programs did better in kindergarten than <br /> other children; and <br /> WHEREAS, The Orange County Board of Commissioners recognizes and appreciates the <br /> positive impact that Smart Start activities have had on preparing our local pre- <br /> school age children. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF <br /> COMMISSIONERS does hereby endorse and fully support the initiatives of Smart Start and <br /> continued funding for the NC Partnership for Children. <br /> This, the 18th day of June 2002. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS <br /> a. Proposed Winmore Project in Carrboro Transition Area <br /> The Board received an update on questions raised by the Board and citizens at the June 4, <br /> 2002 meeting. <br /> Planning Director Craig Benedict said that at the June 4`h Board of County Commissioners' <br /> meeting, questions were asked about the rules of review and procedure that would be followed during <br /> the processing of this project. One of the important questions that was brought up by the community <br /> was if a project is in the joint planning area and the Carrboro Transition Area and is annexed by Carrboro <br /> prior to going through a rezoning process for a village mixed use project, does Orange County have <br /> formal input on the rezoning process? <br /> Geoffrey Gledhill made reference to his letter to the County Commissioners dated June 7`h <br /> which includes his analysis of the Joint Planning Agreement and the issue for this development. The <br /> issue of the County's role in the event of annexation is the same whether it is before a project is <br /> presented for review or after. In short, once the property is annexed by Carrboro or Chapel Hill, then the <br /> Joint Planning Agreement does not provide for joint review of zoning change decisions or joint review of <br /> special or conditional use permit decisions that involve zoning map changes. He spoke about the history <br /> of the Joint Planning Agreement. When the town annexes property, it is no longer Orange County <br /> planning jurisdiction property; it becomes the town's property. The joint planning principles cease from <br /> this point. <br />