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� 2 �L • making more equitable the manner in which State excise taxes on beer, wine, and spirituous liquor are assessed Prior to considering adoption of this resolution, the Board needs to officially close the March 5 public hearing. The Board may also want to review written comments, if any, received from the public since March 5, and determine whether any such comments would lead to additional or modified bill drafting by the Attorney. The Board may also want to discuss whether to indicate their support for any legislative matters being considered by Orange County's municipal governing boards (distributed with the March 5, 1997 agenda, and retransmitted under separate cover with this agenda) and whether there are any additional County legislative matters to be brought to the attention of the Orange County legislative delegation. There are a number of legislative issues that have come to our attention since the March 5 meeting that the Board may want to consider at the March 18 meeting: • whether to adopt a resolution(see draft at page 15) similar to one to be considered by the Chapel Hill Town Council on March 17 (see pages 16-17), that would request the General Assembly to approve legislation clarifying that the Orange County occupancy tax is applicable to all guest accommodations at the Carolina Inn • whether to support statewide legislation that would provide that farmers who sell land in the use value program will not have to pay deferred property taxes on the property sold, if they sell to other farmers who will keep that land in the use value program • whether to request special funding for the Eno River park project, as outlined in the attached draft letter from the Chair(see page 18) • whether to indicate support for the request by the Conservation Trust of North Carolina for statewide legislation that would increase financial incentives for private landowners who donate land or interest in land for public-interest conservation purposes (see pages 19-20). Note also that since the Commissioners' March 5 meeting,the Carrboro Board of Aldermen have indicated plans to request that the Town Charter be amended to permit the levy of privilege taxes on the basis of annual gross receipts of businesses subject to that tax(see page 21). RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1)close the public hearing on 1997 legislative matters that was opened on March 5, 1997; 2)receive as part of the formal record of the public hearing any written comments submitted by citizens since the opening of the March 5 public hearing; 3)adopt the attached"Resolution Regarding Legislative Matters" or a similar resolution that incorporates any additional legislative initiatives that the Board may approve at the March 18 meeting; and 4)direct the County Attorney to transmit the attached, or a similar, letter re: "Legislation of Orange County",to the members of the Orange County legislative delegation prior to the March 27 deadline for submitting local legislation.