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r 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda= Item No �- ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 15, 1994 SUBJECT: 1994 Local Legislation -------------- -------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT Co my Manager/Attorney PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X -------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT Draft Legisla ion Rod Visser, ext 2300 Geof Gledhill, 732-2196 TELEPHONE NUMBER Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 -------------- -------------------------------------------------------- PURPOSE: To confirm those legislative issues that the Board of Commissioners ' ntends to submit to the Orange County legislative delegation for consideration in the 1994 Short Session of the General Assembly; and to establish a public hearing date for the 1994 legislative pa kage. BACKGROUND: T e Board of Commissioners is scheduled to discuss elements of th 1994 legislative package at its March 10 work session. The Board has lready indicated its intention to pursue legislation that would pe it the County to acquire property for the purpose of constructing s hool facilities using installment purchasing arrangements. Staff is recommending that the Board also seek legislation th t would permit the County to sell Geographic Information System (GIS) d to at reasonable cost, with the stipulation that purchasers of uch data may not resell the data or use it for trade or commercial pur ores. Attachments to this abstract include draft legislation th t is substantially in the form that would be presented to the Orange ounty legislative delegation. The County Att rney will provide information at the March 10 work session concer ing legislation that would make it unnecessary for the Board of C mmissioners to approve pyrotechnics displays that are authorized by the University of North Carolina and located on University pro erty. Any other potential legislation that the Board may discuss at the March 10 work session can be confirmed at the March 15 regular meeting. The Board may iLlSO want to consider holding a public hearing at its next regular meeting to obtain public input on proposed legislation. Results of the public hearing could be transmitted, along with proposed legislation, to the Orange County legislative delegation. The County has done this in years past at the request of the legislative delegation.