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Commissioner Gordon asked about the two-acre easement. Dave Stancil said that one of the last issues to resolve was an easement that runs along the northern boundary of the property. It has been determined that either this property will be excluded from the purchase, or it will be included at no cost. It appears that it will be included and it will be a 69-acre purchase. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordan, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the purchase of approximately 67 acres of land located on Millhouse Road from Julia Blackwood; authorize the Chair to sign the contract on behalf of the County, subject to final review by staff and County Attorney; and instruct the County Attorney and staff from ERCD and Finance to schedule and complete closing on the property, which is expected to occur on or before December 31, 2004. Commissioner Brown asked about a map for the continuation of the natural trail systems. Dave Stancil said that one of the components of this property was to tie together the town's and the county's open spaces. Commissioner Brown said that years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Blackwood made sure that this land was not made a part of the landfill. She thanked Mr. Tom Hefner for bringing this property to the County's attention last year. VOTE: UNANIMOUS b. Actions Steps in the Creation of an Animal Services Department The Board considered authorizing action steps to create the proposed Animal Services Department by early 2005. Jahn Link said that at a meeting on October 5`" the Board considered the staff report and recommendations about the creation of the proposed Animal Services Department ar Bureau. At that meeting, there were comments made as to revisions to the rules of procedure of governing the advisory board as part of the creation of this new department. He said that Attachment 3 (of the abstract) is in response to these comments. Also, attachment 5 provides an updated transition timeline to have the department operating by the end of March or first of April. Gwen Harvey said that any amendments necessary to animal related ordinances would be under review by the County Attorney and would return to the Board in February. Regarding the advisory board, she received comments from Commissioners Brawn and Gordon. These are summarized in attachment 3, which represents the second draft of the organization and operation of the advisory board. The organization chart is attachment 4. Another matter for discussion is the future of the Animal Shelters Operations Task Force. The understanding from the discussion last month is that there would be mare meetings of the task force to look mare in depth at the transitional operations procedure manual for the Orange County Animal Shelter. Commissioner Carey can continue to lead the meetings of the task farce. She said that the Board might also want to discuss any other considerations or concerns about the continuing role of the task force. Commissioner Carey commended the staff for the transition plan and said that the revised documents reflect what he heard. He said that this is a new venture for Orange County and will continue to undergo revisions. He said that they might have to give the veterinarian representative on the Board of Health advance notice because the organization of the task force lists this person as a member. There would be 20 meetings per year, and this has never been an expectation of the veterinarian representative in the past. This is a new expectation. Commissioner Brown said that she wants the task force membership increased to three at-large appointments. She thinks it would gain a lot of credibility if these positions were added. She made reference to page 12 at the top under Presiding Officer, and that this person would have the power to rule motions in or out of order. She asked if this was covered under Robert's Rules of Order. Gwen Harvey said that they would make this adjustment.