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19 <br /> 1 the information in Attachment 1 from the Budget and Management Analyst. She read from the <br /> 2 last paragraph, "Therefore, at the current funding level, Orange County is essentially <br /> 3 subsidizing the Chatham County cases, albeit indirectly." She said that it sounds like this <br /> 4 program is administered for the two counties and asked how this would happen if Chatham <br /> 5 County does not provide enough funds. <br /> 6 Joyce Kuhn said that program activity is how they form their request for funding - 30% <br /> 7 for Chatham and 70% for Orange County. <br /> 8 Frank Clifton suggested having an MOU with Orange County and Chatham County. <br /> 9 A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz <br /> 10 to approve an increased funding to Pretrial Services in the amount of $40,000 for FY2012-13; <br /> 11 direct staff to bring back a budget amendment to appropriate the increased allocation; and <br /> 12 direct staff to review and strengthen subsequent performance agreements to ensure Orange <br /> 13 County investment is strictly applied to Orange County outcomes and consider alternative <br /> 14 options to current operations to help offset local costs associated with these services. <br /> 15 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Commissioner Jacobs asked about the improvements in the Battle Courtroom. <br /> 18 District Attorney Jim Woodall said that they are in the process of working on this and <br /> 19 they are at the point of looking at audiovisual equipment for the courtroom. <br /> 20 Michael Talbert said that the main thing for the courtroom is to update it electronically. <br /> 21 This will cost about $90,000. <br /> 22 Commissioner Yuhasz asked about the status of wi-fi at the courthouse and Assistant <br /> 23 County Manager Clarence Grier said that the County just signed a contract to provide wi-fi to <br /> 24 the courthouse two weeks ago. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 d. North Carolina State Clearinghouse Request for Intergovernmental Review <br /> 27 of Proposed Private Crossing Closures with the North Carolina Railroad (NCRR)/Norfolk <br /> 28 Southern (NS) Railway <br /> 29 The Board received information on the North Carolina Department of Transportation <br /> 30 (NCDOT) proposal to close private North Carolina Railroad (NCRR)/Norfolk Southern (NS) <br /> 31 Railway crossings at Gordon Thomas Drive, Greenbriar Drive and Byrdsville Road in Orange <br /> 32 County, and considered a letter submitting scoping comments related to the project. <br /> 33 Transportation Land Use Planner Abigail Pittman introduced this item. She said that the <br /> 34 Planning Department has received a solicitation for comments from NCDOT with regard to <br /> 35 three proposed private crossing closures at Gordon Thomas Drive, Greenbriar Drive, and <br /> 36 Byrdsville Road. This is part of the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor. These are safety <br /> 37 improvements to close private crossings where feasible. The projects are to be performed <br /> 38 during the State's FY 2012-FY2016 Work Program and funded with Stimulus High Speed rail <br /> 39 Funds. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Proposed Gordon Thomas Drive Crossing Closure: <br /> 42 - 5-6 lots currently accessing crossing <br /> 43 - Paschall Dr. a 30' wide graveled private easement <br /> 44 - Two ends of Paschall Dr. not connected <br /> 45 - New road down Paschall Dr. would have to be built to the public NCDOT public road <br /> 46 standards <br /> 47 - Non-conformities may be created <br /> 48 - Staff encourages a reevaluation of the cost-benefit analysis and other alternatives <br /> 49 for this closure as there are so few properties receiving access from the crossing vs. <br /> 50 the significant impact to this private community <br />