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September 24th, a subcommittee of the DCHC TAC is going to meet with asub-committee of the <br />CAMPO TAC; and then on September 29th, both the TACs will meet together at Cisco from 9:00 <br />- 11:00. The "regular" meeting of the TAC will be held immediately following that meeting. She <br />reported that at the last TAC meeting, they talked about the new metropolitan area boundary <br />(MAB). She thinks the County should develop a response. They need to find out what the <br />federal government requires and then make the County's position clear to the other jurisdictions <br />in the DCHC TAC. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that there was a public hearing at the last TAC meeting, and <br />one of the items was Elizabeth Brady Road. She said that NCDOT would hold a citizens <br />informational workshop on September 23rd regarding the Elizabeth Brady Road Extension. The <br />workshop will be at Cameron Park Elementary School library from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that the Long Range Transportation Plan will be approved <br />shortly and that is why they are having the extra meeting on September 22nd. If there is <br />anything Orange County wants to submit about this, it needs to be sent in. Also, the staff <br />should find out the federal rules concerning potential expansion of the MAB (metropolitan area <br />boundary) by September 21St <br />Commissioner Carey asked if the staff knew why the federal government might want <br />them to expand the boundary. Commissioner Gordon said that it has to do with what is defined <br />as urban now, and also what will be urbanized in the next 20 years. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked for an update on what the Information Technology staff is <br />doing to clean up issues with email transmissions. He has received many spam/virus emails <br />and it has gotten worse. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked Economic Development Director Dianne Reid to give the <br />County Commissioners an update about what is happening in the greater Hillsborough area. <br />He said that he has heard a lot of talk among citizens. He would like a report on what is <br />happening at the old Wal-Mart site, the truck stop on Hwy 86, the car wash, Hampton Pointe, <br />the construction at the State Employees' Credit Union, and Waterstone Development. He would <br />rather hear from staff than from people on the street. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis thanked Chair Jacobs for sending them information on the tax <br />increment piece (Amendment One) that the Chapel Hill Town Council took action on last night. <br />He would like to know the pros and cons of this, how it impacts citizens of this County, and how <br />it interacts with what county government is doing. <br />Chair Jacobs said that Dianne Reid could report on that issue too. <br />Chair Jacobs congratulated the Human Services Advisory Committee for putting on a <br />Forum an Volunteerism and he appreciates the work that staff does on this. <br />Chair Jacobs pointed out that the I-85 widening scoping meeting is on September 15th at <br />the DOT building. For anyone in central Orange County that lives on property that backs up to <br />the interstate, it is going to be expanded to at least asix-lane highway, and it may have some <br />significant impact on their property. He said that the County Commissioners have repeatedly <br />asked DOT to consider putting an HOU lane on this and it is not even mentioned. <br />Chair Jacobs said that the Library Task Force has been meeting frequently and they <br />hope to have a series of recommendations for the County Commissioners in mid-October <br />regarding the Durham Technical Community College potential collaborations. <br />4. County Manager's Report <br />NONE <br />5. Items for Decision--Consent Agenda <br />