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11 The Planned Development Special Use permit is the means of dealing with those kinds of lot by lot conditions. A motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell , seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis, to approve the Preliminary Plan for the Durham Estates Subdivision as recommended by the Administration. VOTE: UNANIMOUS D. TRIPP'S TRAILER COURT--PARTIAL WIDTH RIGHT-OF-WAY This presentation was made by Mary Scearbo. The purpose of this item was to consider a request by Victor Tripp for a reduction in right-of-way width from 50 feet to 25 feet. On July 14, 1989, the Planning Staff approved a Minor Subdivision Concept Plan for the Tripp's Trailer Court property. The subdivision is located on the west side of Orange Grove Road between leer Road and NC 54. The total lot size is 4.33 acres. A Class C private road about 450 feet in length is proposed along the northern boundary of the property. An existing well , which will serve both lots, is located about 25 feet from the property line within Lot 2. A mobile home is located on Lot 2. Reduction of the right-of-way from 50 feet to 25 feet is needed to exclude the well from the private road right-of-way. Staff can identify no reasonable alternative to the proposed location of the road. The Planning Board recommended approval of the partial width right-of-way on January 16, 1990 but indicated that administrative approval of a flag lot may have been preferable in this situation. A motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell , seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis, to approve a partial width right-of-way of 25 feet for Nightmare Lane. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. E. EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CONTRACT This presentation was made by Addle Turner. The purpose of this item was to provide information on an Employee Assistance Program for Orange County employees, dependents and retirees through a contract with Human Affairs International. The primary purposes of the EAP will be 1) to enhance existing health and safety programs for Orange County employees, 2) to strengthen Orange County's compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988 and 3) to position Orange County for more vigorous management of health care costs as they move into the 1990's. Research on existing EAP's have shown employers will get a return of 3 times their cost. The Town of Chapel Hill , Town of Cary, Northern Telecom, IBM, Honeywell and Mitsibushi are included in the list of organizations which currently contract with Human Affairs to provide Employee Assistance Programs to their employees. Employee Assistance Programs strive to reduce health care costs by assisting employees in 1) more effective use of their health care benefits, and 2) more cost-effective use of health care benefits. In addition, EAP's provide a further benefit to employees, thereby improving employee morale. Mr. Link indicated that a benefit of this program is that they will be there to help Orange County employees in a crisis as well as help them access the services they need on a more long term basis. A motion was made by Commissioner Marshall , seconded by Commissioner Carey, to approve the contract with Human Affairs International for the period beginning February 6, 1990 through June 30, 1990 at a cost of $3,457.90. VOTE: UNANIMOUS