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3 1 Commissioner Price referred to the tax collector's report and asked if staff can provide a 2 graph that gives a view of the trends regarding poverty and foreclosures in Orange County. 3 She would like this report to be inclusive of the 2008 recession. 4 Chair Jacobs petitioned staff to investigate the community involvement of the banks that 5 the County does business with. He asked that a report be brought back to the Board for 6 examination. 7 8 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 9 10 a. Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Update Presentation 11 The Board received a brief presentation from Tony DuBois, General Manager of the 12 Orange County Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board, and provided feedback 13 Tony DuBois noted that Ron McCoy, finance director and Keith Cook, chair of the ABC 14 Board were present. He said there are two board appointments coming in the next six months, 15 for a chairman and vice chairman, and he read the ABC Board mission statement. 16 He noted that the board has a new office and warehouse facility. He said a new store is 17 being built at Chapel Hill North, and this will be completed in the fall. 18 Tony DuBois said a copy of the annual report from the state ABC Commission is 19 included in the Commissioner's packets, and Orange County continues to rank in the top 10 for 20 revenue. He said the sales and profitability trend for the County is higher than the state 21 average. He said there has been a heavy emphasis on maintaining a balance between control, 22 revenue, and service. 23 Finance Director Ron McCoy said part of the mission of the ABC board is to return 24 profits back to the community, and the board contributed more than double the statutory 25 requirements to law enforcement and education this past fiscal year. He said for the current 26 fiscal year the board will contribute $155,000 toward alcohol law enforcement efforts. He said 27 in this fiscal year a distribution of$400,000 is being paid to the Orange County General fund. 28 He said the total distributions from the board for fiscal year 2013-14 equal $748,333 29 Commissioner McKee said he has always admired the professionalism of the ABC 30 Board and organization. He said there are regular reports to make sure that alcohol law 31 enforcement is a priority. 32 33 5. Public Hearings 34 a. Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment Related to Board of 35 Adjustment Operation and Procedures — Public Hearing Closure and Action 36 The Board received the Planning Board recommendation, considered closing the public 37 hearing, and making a decision on a Planning Director initiated text amendment(s) to the 38 Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) incorporating recent changes in State law related to the 39 Board of Adjustment. 40 Michael Harvey said the planning board is here to receive the planning board's 41 recommendation. He said this item was heard at the November 25th QPH, where staff indicated 42 the amendments were necessary to ensure recent changes to State law are incorporated into 43 the UDO. He referred to following proposed text amendments as outlined in the packet: 44 • Change the votes necessary for the Board to approve a Special Use Permit application from 45 4/5th of members to a simple majority, 46 • Clarify procedure(s) for requesting and issuing of subpoenas, 47 • Clarify appeals timeframe for Board of Adjustment decisions to be submitted to Superior 48 Court, and 49 • Clarify notification requirements with respect to who is notified of a Board decision. 50