ORD-2012-018 Ordinance approving Budget Amendment #9 for FY 2011-12

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h. Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget Amendment#9 The Board approved budget and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year 2011-12 for Health Department, Emergency Services, Sheriff's Department, Visitor's Bureau —Arts Commission, and Child Support Enforcement. i_ Applications for North Carolina Education Lottery Proceeds for Chapel Hill — Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools and Contingent Approval of Budget Amendment#9-A Related to School Capital Project Ordinances The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign the applications for NC Education Lottery Proceeds; and approve Budget Amendment#9-A receiving the Lottery Funds and amending the School Capital Project Ordinances, contingent on the State's approval of the applications. L Approval of a Resolution Regarding a Lease Agreement between Chapel Hill — Carrboro City Schools, NWN Corporation/Cisco Systems, Inc. and Key Government Finance, Inc. The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign the resolution regarding a lease agreement between Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), NWN Corporation/Cisco Systems, In., and Key government Finance, Inc. k. Contract Award for Master Planning Services, Southern Human Services Master Plan The Board approved the Professional Services Agreement with Clarion Associates ("Clarion") in an amount not to exceed $110,000 for the Development of a Master Plan and potential Special Use Permit modifications for the Southern Human Services Campus; and authorized the Chair to execute the Agreement. 6. Public Hearings NONE 7. Regular Agenda a. Resolution Regarding the Next General Reappraisal of Real Propert y The Board considered 2015 as the optimal year for the next general reappraisal of real property and to approve a resolution establishing the year for the next general reappraisal of real property in Orange County. Tax Administrator Jenks Crayton said that if there was a revaluation now the problem would be made worse. There has been a drop in sales. Foreclosures are running at twice the level of last year. Also, none of Orange County's neighbors are planning to do a revaluation before 2015, which is the Manager's recommendation. Chair Pelissier made reference to the packet of information from Joe Phelps. PUBLIC COMMENT: Joe Phelps said that he has been in real estate for 25 years and is a broker/owner of Phelps Realty. He had requested previously to make a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners about why the County needs to stay on schedule for the tax revaluation, but it was denied. He said that he did meet with the Tax Administrator and it was a good conversation, but he did not agree with him about everything, especially the COD. He referred to several discrepancies that he thought existed in Mr. Crayton's presentation. He went through his handout: "In the packet tonight on this subject there are some statements I think are very misleading. Orange County is not like many other counties in North Carolina. We don't have the high unemployment others have and we have many high paying jobs in the Triangle, so to compare Orange County to other not doing revaluation I think is misleading. The big thing is