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5 <br />1 <br />6.Consent Agenda <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />Approval ofConsent Agenda <br />5 <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier,seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br />6 <br />approve all theitems on the Consent Agenda. <br />7 <br />8 <br />VOTE:UNANIMOUS <br />9 <br />10 <br />a. Minutes <br />–None <br />11 <br />b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds <br />12 <br />The Board adopteda resolution, which is incorporated by reference,to release motor vehicle <br />13 <br />property tax values for fourteen (14)taxpayers with a total of seventeen (17) bills that will result <br />14 <br />in a reduction of revenue.Approval of theserelease/refund requests will result in a net <br />15 <br />reduction of $4,282.94 to Orange County, the towns,and schooland fire districts. Financial <br />16 <br />impact year to date for FY 2014-2015 is $29,708.80. <br />17 <br />c. Property Tax Releases/Refunds <br />18 <br />The Board adopteda resolution, which is incorporated by reference,to release property tax <br />19 <br />values in accordance with NorthCarolina General Statute 105-381 for four (4) taxpayers with a <br />20 <br />total of four (4) bills that will result in areduction of revenueof $3,259.68 to the County, <br />21 <br />municipalities, and special districts. <br />22 <br />d. Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion <br />23 <br />The Board approvedfive (5) untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem <br />24 <br />taxation forfive (5) bills for the 2014 tax year andapprovedaresolutionfor the above-listed <br />25 <br />applications forFY 2014/2015 exemption. <br />26 <br />e. Advertisement of Tax Liens on Real Property <br />27 <br />The Board accepteda report on the amount of unpaid taxes for the current year that are liens <br />28 <br />on real property as required by North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 105-369 andapproved <br />29 <br />a request thatMarch 25, 2015 be set by the Board as the date for the tax lien advertisement. <br />30 <br />f. Orange County Arts Commission Annual DCP Renewal with NC Arts Council <br />31 <br />The Board authorizedthe Orange County Arts Commission and staff to apply by the March 2, <br />32 <br />2015 deadline for Designated County Partner (DCP) renewal from the NC Arts Council in order <br />33 <br />to receivestate Grassroots Arts Program funds for Orange County. <br />34 <br />g. Request for Road Addition to the State Maintained Secondary Road System <br />35 <br />The Board approved:1) Making an affirmative finding that the re-development of Whirlaway <br />36 <br />Lane into apublic road is consistent with the provisions of Section 7.8.1 and 7.8.2 of the UDO <br />37 <br />as recommended by staff;and 2) Recommending sending the application to NCDOT for <br />38 <br />addition to the State Maintained Secondary Road System. <br />39 <br />h. Boardsand Commissions –Commissioner Assignments <br />40 <br />The Board approvedthe list of boards and commissions on which members ofthe Board of <br />41 <br />County Commissioners have chosen to serve as agreed upon at the January 27, 2015 BOCC <br />42 <br />Work Session. <br />43 <br />44 <br />7.Regular Agenda <br />-NONE <br />45 <br />46 <br />8.Reports <br />47 <br />48 <br />a.Report of the Orange County Housing Authority <br />49 <br />The Board consideredaccepting the report of the Housing Authority for 2014 and <br />50 <br />providing feedback. <br /> <br />