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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No.-X-0 <br />Meeting Date: FEBRUARY 4, 1991 <br />SUBJECT: MANAGER'S PARTICIPATION IN AIRPORT RELOCATION PROCESS WORK GROUP <br />- -- ---------------------------------- <br />DEPARTMENT: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X <br />- - -- -------------------------------;- <br />ATTACHMENT(S): NO INFORMATION CONTACT. MOSES CAREY JR. <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER - <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill - 968 -5501 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />- <br />PURPOSE: Respond to the request of the Coordination, - Consultation -and <br />Communication Committee to approve the Manager's participation in <br />examining process options for relocation of Horace Williams Airport. <br />BACKGROUND: The CCC Committee has discussed the need, desire and potential <br />for relocation of Horace Williams Airport at several of its meetings. on <br />each of these occasions this group has been informed that relocation of <br />the airport is not one of the goals of the County Government and that the <br />County does not intend to play a significant role in such an effort. They <br />have further been reminded that the County's capital improvement plans do <br />not include an airport. <br />However, it has been acknowledged that the County has acquired an <br />abundance of information which could be useful to any group interested in <br />a relocation effort. Therefore, the CCC Committee has requested that the <br />orange County Board of County Commissioner approve the Managers <br />Participation with the managers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro in discussions <br />which would explore alternative process models for relocation of the <br />airport. As part of this group, the manager would also make information, <br />developed by the County, available to this group. It is not anticipated <br />that any staff other than the manager would participate in this effort. <br />The efforts of this group would not constitute a search for a new airport <br />site. Each manager would report periodically on this groups work to his <br />respective elective board. The results of this groups work would include <br />recommendations on procedures which may be pursued to relocate the <br />Airport. No search will commence without approval by the elective boards <br />in Orange County. The Manager's group will report their recommendations <br />to their elected boards and the CCC. <br />RECOMMSNDATION(S): As the Board decides. <br />