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23 <br /> 1 Commissioner Greene congratulated Patrick McDonough and GoTriangle for getting the <br /> 2 grant to do this study, and she said GoTriangle has consistently worked closely with the Chapel <br /> 3 Hill Town Council. <br /> 4 Commissioner Greene referred to affordable housing, and said Chapel Hill has already <br /> 5 changed its ordinance to allow accessory housing by reducing the required lot size and <br /> 6 reducing the parking requirements. <br /> 7 Commissioner Greene said she was interested in purchasing an apartment complex as <br /> 8 it was on the downward slope, and a Chapel Hill developer proposed this idea a few years <br /> 9 back. She said it did not pan out at that time, but is an idea to hold onto. <br /> 10 Commissioner Greene asked if Chapel Hill has talked about land banking. <br /> 11 Patrick McDonough said he does not know, but land banking is a strategy in the <br /> 12 guidebook. He said the Council of Governments (COG) has led the regional scan of all public <br /> 13 lands. <br /> 14 Commissioner Greene said voluntary density bonuses are another idea to attract <br /> 15 affordable housing. <br /> 16 Patrick McDonough said one cannot regulate the way to affordable housing; there must <br /> 17 be investment. <br /> 18 Chair Rich said the Durham/Chapel Hill/Orange Work Group learned how Durham is <br /> 19 being proactive about many of these things, and asked if the report around Patterson Place <br /> 20 could be provided to Commissioner Greene and the rest of the Board. <br /> 21 Commissioner Greene echoed support for drilling down into partnerships on affordable <br /> 22 housing with the Town, and noted that this week's retreat would be a good time for discussion. <br /> 23 Chair Rich said there needs to be partnerships on every aspect of this project. <br /> 24 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the Manager would specifically talk to Chapel Hill <br /> 25 about its schedule for station development, goals, meetings, etc. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 8. Consent Agenda <br /> 28 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 29 Item 8-e by Commissioner Greene <br /> 30 <br /> 31 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 32 <br /> 33 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> 34 approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 39 <br /> 40 8-e: Fiscal Year 2018-19 Budget Amendment#5 <br /> 41 The Board considered voting to approve budget, grant, and capital project ordinance <br /> 42 amendments for fiscal year 2018-19. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Commissioner Greene applauded that Orange County Library Services has received <br /> 45 notification of an increase of$19,289 from the Orange County Partnership for Young Children <br /> 46 related to the Library's Time to Read program. This increase in funds provides for the increase <br /> 47 in the time-limited Community Outreach Literacy Coordinator position from a .75 FTE to a 1.0 <br /> 48 FTE, effective January 1, 2019. As part of Budget Amendment#1 on September 4, 2018, this <br /> 49 position had been reduced from a 1.0 FTE to a .75 FTE due to the loss of Library Services and <br /> 50 Technology Act (LSTA) State Library Grant funds. This budget amendment provides for the <br />