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000316 Commissioner Marshall requested thate in the futurer figures be provided with the distribution of the agenda when appropriate on any item presented to the Board. School Board member Max Kennedy mentioned that growth projections will be studied and available very soon. When I-40 is opened the area will grow and the need for an elementary or middle school will be very evident. School Board member Lindsay Efland expressed appreciation to the Board for the commonality of goals expressed. J. M. Murfreer member of the School Merger Task Forcer referred to the Basic Education Act and questioned the requirement of providing basic swimming skills at the high school level. Dr. Lunsford stated that a staff member serves on the aquatic study commission which is reviewing the issue. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 2. MINLMUM HOUSING CODE REPORT (a copy of the report is in the permanent agenda file) The housing code became effective July 1, 1984. To date. the County has received twelve minimum housing code complaints. Another report will be forthcoming outlining ways in which the Section VIII surplus funds may be used. Assistant County Manager Albert Kittrell summarized the report. All 12 complaints were complaint triggered. Commissioner Marshall pointed out that at the time the public hearings were held on the housing coder various departments and service related agencies in the County emphasized the need for the housing code, yet the departments have not referred any complaints. Commissioner Carey questioned the need for the code and if so why it is not working in the way it was intended. After further discussion, a motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by Commissioner Carey that a report be done for the January 21 meeting which would indicate why those in County Government departments who supported the housing code and expressed a need for such a code are not using it. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. I. ITEMS FOR DECISION 5. PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUATION TO RECEIVE QkMSA C TT Ta TEXT AMENDMENTS 7 (b) and 5 Patrick Davis, Assistant to the Executive Director of OWASA, made comments on the proposed modifications to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance which were on the agenda for the Joint Public Hearing of November 25, 1985. He specifically spoke on those proposals affecting the control of development activities within University Lake and Cane Creek public water supply watersheds. One alternative for consideration would be to adopt some procedures which would allow the County to consider certain development activities on a case-by-case basis. This would maintain intact the present water supply protection program but would also provide the flexibility needed to address a limited number of cases where an alternative approach may be acceptable. With reference to Article 5, Pat Davis noted that this article would not only increase the amount of "permitted gross floor area" but would also increase the volume of traffic and the associated non-point source pollution. The associated adverse impacts are not limited to the building space. If permissible development intensity is increased for the EI and I-1