Agenda - 11-20-2017 - 8-a - Minutes

Browse Search

2 Rob Crook said he is here to speak to the idea of creating a non-motorized 1 corridor in Orange County. He said this would start in Carrboro, and go along Norfolk rail 2 line in the Orange County portion. He said it connects a lot of important points in Orange 3 County, and would provide many recreational opportunities. He said it would eventually 4 tie into Duke, Durham County, and the American Tobacco Trail. 5 6 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 7 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda 8 below.) 9 10 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 11 Commissioner Jacobs said the JPA/Rural Buffer group met again to prepare its 12 presentation for the Assemblies of Governments (AOG) meeting at the end of November. 13 Commissioner Jacobs said he received a report from the Piedmont Food Processing 14 Center (PFAP), which has 56 users this year. He said there were 34 users last year. He said 15 Wake County is interested in becoming a partner, and perhaps it may be good to have 16 stakeholders from across the Triangle meet together for further discussion about the local 17 agricultural economy. He said he would like to see the process available for local farmers to 18 get food into elementary schools in both districts. 19 Commissioner Jacobs referred to the schools, and said the Manager is working on the 20 metric discussed by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to assess the impact that 21 development in municipalities is having on County services. He said Orange County Schools 22 (OCS) is having difficulty getting a response from the Town of Hillsborough regarding local 23 development, and he asked Bonnie Hammersley to bring this up at the AOG meeting. 24 Commissioner Burroughs said the Board of Health (BOH) has hired a new Orange 25 County Health Director, and she commended the BOH for its commitment through this process. 26 Commissioner Rich said she had her Technology and Telecommunications conference 27 call with the National Association of Counties (NACo) today, and gratitude was expressed for 28 the letter of support from Orange County about broadband. She asked John Roberts to keep 29 an eye on out for a bill that will allow telephone companies to build on local right of ways without 30 compensating the municipality or county for usage. 31 Commissioner Rich said NACo is starting to collect information on census data, and she 32 asked if staff would insure that accurate data is put forward about regional growth. 33 Commissioner Jacobs said the Planning Department is working on revising the 34 numbers. 35 Commissioner Marcoplos referred to Rob Crook’s presentation earlier, and said he 36 thinks the County should pursue this non-motorized corridor. 37 Commissioner Jacobs asked if this is similar to that which was proposed earlier this fall, 38 and referred to the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR). 39 Commissioner Marcoplos said he thinks it is somewhat similar, but this proposal is along 40 the Norfolk-Southern rail line. 41 Commissioner McKee arrived at 7:31 p.m. 42 Bonnie Hammersley said some of the information came out of the Mountains to Sea 43 (MTS) trail, the modal corridor. She said staff is going to look at a countywide mobility 44 connectivity plan, which would include pedestrian paths, bike paths, etc. She said sidewalks 45 will also be discussed in these meetings, and updates will be provided in the New Year. 46 Commissioner Marcoplos said it would be useful to have Rob Crook come to a meeting 47 to talk about this in more detail. 48 Commissioner Rich said she wanted to make sure this is no way stops the progress on 49 the MTS. 50