Agenda - 06-21-2016 - 5-a - Minutes

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10 1 Commissioner Jacobs said Carolina North may be an option and asked if UNC could be 2 approached as a partner. 3 Chief Sullivan said that is a good suggestion. 4 Council Member Palmer said this facility should be put where Tech students can also 5 have access to it, since many of their EMT/fire classes are at Durham Tech. 6 7 5. Report from Managers on Joint Efforts 8 a) Outside Agency Funding Application 9 Bonnie Hammersley said it was brought to their attention that there were some concerns 10 about this application process. She reviewed the following information: 11 12 BACKGROUND: 13 For several years, Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have issued a 14 unified request for applications for outside agency funding. For the FY2016-17 funding cycle, 15 changes were made to the application. The Third Sector Alliance, a membership group of 16 nonprofits serving Orange County, provided feedback, indicating challenges in completing and 17 submitting applications. The survey summary (Attachment 5a) from the Alliance is attached as 18 well as the corresponding full report (Attachment 5b)for your review. The County Manager and 19 Town Manager intend to initiate a process this summer that will include Town staff, County staff 20 and the Alliance to revise the funding application as well as exploring ways to provide an 21 informative and interactive process that will assist in meeting the needs of the Third Sector 22 Alliance and the local government Boards. 23 Mayor Hemminger thanked them for this review. 24 Commissioner Burroughs said this new form was much harder, and she is glad the 25 application will be simplified. 26 27 b) Additional Items of Interest 28 Bonnie Hammersley said she and Roger Stancil meet monthly to discuss mutual issues. 29 She said there are two studies in the County's recommended budget: one is a double taxation 30 study, and the other is the development impact study. She said Chapel Hill is interested in 31 working with the County on this, and an invitation will be extended to the other towns as well. 32 Bonnie Hammersley said discussions about staff collaboration on matters of economic 33 development and affordable housing have been happening for a year. 34 Bonnie Hammersley said another idea that is being pursued is pulling together like- 35 senior staff to have a day retreat, in order to discuss how to do things better with each other. 36 Roger Stancil reiterated that the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and Orange County 37 are working together with the easements on Rogers Road, and that is all working well. He said 38 he and Bonnie Hammersley work together well. 39 Mayor Hemminger said the County is having difficulty filling ETJ and JPA positions on 40 the Chapel Hill Planning Commission, and staff may come back with options for filling these 41 positions. 42 Commissioner Dorosin suggested reaching out to the Rogers Road area for candidates. 43 Donna Baker said she asked David Caldwell to reach out to this community, which he 44 did, but received no response. 45 Council Member Parker said this issue is about equity, and the ETJ is only 7% of the 46 Town. He said having two seats on the planning commission equals 22%. 47 Commissioner Dorosin said this arena is the only place where these residents have a 48 political vote and voice. 49 Council Member Parker said how many seats are appropriate. 50 Mayor Hemminger said this issue can be further discussed with the Town Council.