Minutes 02-05-2019 Regular Meeting

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3 • The $1.4-$1.9 billion is cumulative over 40 years and includes revenue for Durham county and Town, Orange County and Chapel Hill. • If you look at the net annual numbers, it's actually a lot lower. Orange County and Chapel Hill each might generate $5 million a year or so in new property tax revenue. As you already know, the estimates in the Guidebook include tax exempt university property and don't consider any of the infrastructure or service costs that come with the new development. It also doesn't include the costs that Chapel Hill has agreed to cover to maintain the light rail infrastructure. It's conceivable that after you net the costs and the tax exempt properties, there's no economic benefit at all for Orange County or for Chapel Hill. But please, don't believe us. Here's the analysis we did using the data from TOD the guidebook. The numbers come from Appendix G - that's around page 365. Please ask GoTriangle and their consultants to look at it and see if we're close. Also-while you're at it, please ask them whether Glen Lennox and other properties that are already under development are counted in the revenue estimates. It's important because Hamilton Road is by far the most economically beneficial station area for Orange County or Chapel Hill. The question is whether that's because of development that's already in the queue. Thank you for listening. Craig Carter said he previously asked the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) about his memorial flag, which he cannot fly due to its size. He said he has heard no response regarding this inquiry. He said he also talked about the lack of EMS services in the northern portion of the County, and the time it takes for EMS to arrive in that part of the County. He said he previously asked the Board about why an ambulance is not being stationed at the new fire department on St. Mary's Road, and has since learned that the Board did vote to station an ambulance there over a year ago, but it has yet to come to fruition. He said he was told that no one can be stationed there due to the lack of sprinkler system; however, a sprinkler system has been installed, yet no one is stationed there. He said the station is on a well, and if the power goes out, the sprinkler system will not work anyway. He said he is frustrated with the lack of resources to his portion of the County. b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members Commissioner Greene said on Monday she will attend a meeting on Emerging Issues in Raleigh. Commissioner McKee asked if Bonnie Hammersley would contact Davenport to get a report, prior to the February 19t" meeting, regarding the additional cost incurred with the changes to light rail (LRT) and exactly what "backstopping" means for Orange County's finances and credit rating. Commissioner McKee petitioned Bonnie Hammersley to contact the Chapel Hill Manager prior to February 19t" to ask Town staff to provide a report on Chapel Hill transit's current and future met and unmet needs.