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10 <br /> 1 The Board approved budget and capital project ordinance amendments for fiscal year <br /> 2 2011-12 for Health Department, Emergency Services, Sheriff's Department, Visitor's <br /> 3 Bureau —Arts Commission, and Child Support Enforcement. <br /> 4 L Applications for North Carolina Education Lottery Proceeds for Chapel Hill — <br /> 5 Carrboro City Schools and Orange County Schools and Contingent Approval <br /> 6 of Budget Amendment#9-A Related to School Capital Project Ordinances <br /> 7 The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign the applications for NC Education <br /> 8 Lottery Proceeds; and approve Budget Amendment#9-A receiving the Lottery Funds and <br /> 9 amending the School Capital Project Ordinances, contingent on the State's approval of the <br /> 10 applications. <br /> 11 L Approval of a Resolution Regarding a Lease Agreement between Chapel Hill — <br /> 12 Carrboro City Schools, NWN Corporation/Cisco Systems, Inc. and Key Government <br /> 13 Finance, Inc. <br /> 14 The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign the resolution regarding a lease <br /> 15 agreement between Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), NWN Corporation/Cisco <br /> 16 Systems, In., and Key government Finance, Inc. <br /> 17 k. Contract Award for Master Planning Services, Southern Human Services Master <br /> 18 Plan <br /> 19 The Board approved the Professional Services Agreement with Clarion Associates <br /> 20 ("Clarion") in an amount not to exceed $110,000 for the Development of a Master Plan and <br /> 21 potential Special Use Permit modifications for the Southern Human Services Campus; and <br /> 22 authorized the Chair to execute the Agreement. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 6. Public Hearings <br /> 25 NONE <br /> 26 <br /> 27 7. Regular Agenda <br /> 28 a. Resolution Regarding the Next General Reappraisal of Real Property <br /> 29 The Board considered 2015 as the optimal year for the next general reappraisal of real <br /> 30 property and to approve a resolution establishing the year for the next general reappraisal of <br /> 31 real property in Orange County. <br /> 32 Tax Administrator Jenks Crayton said that if there was a revaluation now the problem <br /> 33 would be made worse. There has been a drop in sales. Foreclosures are running at twice the <br /> 34 level of last year. Also, none of Orange County's neighbors are planning to do a revaluation <br /> 35 before 2015, which is the Manager's recommendation. <br /> 36 Chair Pelissier made reference to the packet of information from Joe Phelps. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 39 Joe Phelps said that he has been in real estate for 25 years and is a broker/owner of <br /> 40 Phelps Realty. He had requested previously to make a presentation to the Board of County <br /> 41 Commissioners about why the County needs to stay on schedule for the tax revaluation, but it <br /> 42 was denied. He said that he did meet with the Tax Administrator and it was a good <br /> 43 conversation, but he did not agree with him about everything, especially the COD. He referred <br /> 44 to several discrepancies that he thought existed in Mr. Crayton's presentation. He went through <br /> 45 'his handout: <br /> 46 "In the packet tonight on this subject there are some statements I think are very <br /> 47 misleading. Orange County is not like many other counties in North Carolina. We don't have <br /> 48 the high unemployment others have and we have many high paying jobs in the Triangle, so to <br /> 49 compare Orange County to other not doing revaluation I think is misleading. The big thing is <br /> 50 the numbers stating there will be a shortfall in everyone's budget. After revaluation you have to <br />