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1 <br /> APPROVED SEPTEMBER 2, 1986 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> CONTINUED MEETING OF JULY 7, 1986 <br /> JULY 8, 1986 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in continued session <br /> on July 8, 1986, 7:30 p.m. at Lincoln Center, Chapel Hill, North <br /> Carolina. <br /> BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners <br /> Shirley Marshall, Moses Carey and Norman Walker. <br /> BOARD MEMBER ABSENT: Commissioner Ben Lloyd. <br /> ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br /> STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant <br /> County Managers Albert Kittrell and William Laws, Finance Director <br /> Gordon Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Purchasing Director <br /> Pam Jones, Health Director Jerry Robinson, Budget Analyst Donna Wagner <br /> and Personnel Director Beverly Whitehead. <br /> A. ITEMS FOR DECISION <br /> CABLE TELEVISION FRANCHISE TRANSFER (FIRST READING) <br /> (A copy of the resolution is contained in the minutes for July 23, <br /> 1986 upon approval of the second reading) <br /> Albert Kittrell presented for consideration of approval a <br /> resolution approving the transfer of Village Cable's Cable Television <br /> franchise to Prime Venture I, Inc. He explained that Village Cable has <br /> signed an agreement with Prime Venture I for the purchase and sale of 1 <br /> the assets used in operating the cable system in the County. Prime <br /> Venture I has agreed to adhere to the County Cable Television Ordinance, <br /> maintain a local office and retain many current employees of Village <br /> Cable. <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Walker, seconded by <br /> Commissioner Marshall to approve the resolution as presented. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br /> SECOND REGULAR,..MEETING IN JULY <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Marshall to set the second regular meeting in July for July 23 at 7:30 <br /> p.m. in the Courtroom of the old Post Office, Chapel Hill. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br /> 2. WATER CONSERVATION ORDINANCE (FIRST READING) <br /> (A copy of the corrected Ordinance is in the permanent agenda <br /> file in the Clerk's office) (A copy of the approved Ordinance will be in <br /> the official Ordinance book in the office of the Clerk to the Board) <br /> Ken Thompson presented for approval the first reading of the <br /> ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Providing for the Conservation of Water <br /> During a Water Shortage, Restricting the use of Water and Water <br /> Withdrawals, and Allocating Augmented Stream flow from Reservoirs". <br /> He reviewed the changes made by the Board and noted that Table <br /> I includes a new column for usable storage. <br /> Don Cox made reference to the 90$ Alert condition and noted <br /> that this condition may happen very frequently and restrictions would be <br /> unnecessary in many cases from May to October. He stated he had a <br />