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