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13 <br /> This, the 1"day of November 2000. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMO <br /> . Referral of Shaping Orange County's Future Report <br /> The Board considered a resolution to refer the Shaping-,Orange County's Future <br /> provisional report to appropriate advisory boards. <br /> Environment and Resource Conservation Director David Stancil said that this resolution <br /> will refer the report to various advisory boards asking them to return comments in time for the <br /> January 2e Assembly of Governments Meeting. <br /> Commissioner Gordon made reference to the minutes and the statement that the Board of <br /> County Commissioners would discuss the report in a work session before sending this to the <br /> Assembly of Governments meeting. There was a consensus to cancel the January 29M Assembly of <br /> Governments meeting to allow time for advisory boards to make comments and time for the Board of <br /> County Commissioners to have a work session. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to refer <br /> the Shaping Orange County's Future Provisional Report to the advisory boards for comments to be <br /> returned by February 15, 2001. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS <br /> E, Community College Task Force <br /> The Board heard a report from the Community College Task Force. <br /> Chair Carey made reference to the report and the recommendations as listed on the last <br /> page of the report. He said that the report is the result of the County Commissioners appointing a <br /> task force to determine if a community college is feasible for Orange County. He commended the <br /> members of the committee. The report concluded that there is a need for a satellite campus of <br /> Durham Technical Community College(DTCC) in Orange County. Over 6,500 residents of Orange <br /> County take one or more courses at a community college each year. Also, a vast majority of those <br /> take courses at DTCC. Orange County residents composed about 22%of DTCC's enrollment in <br /> 1999. DTCC offers courses in many different locations in Orange County, for credit and non-credit. <br /> There were some focus groups that met to discuss the need for a satellite campus and there was <br /> quite a bit of support. The task force recommends that Orange County pursue locating a branch of <br /> DTCC in Orange County and that the location should be in central Orange. The Board of County <br /> Commissioners will ultimately decide the location of the campus. The task force also recommended <br /> a set of criteria that the Board could use in siting a facility. <br /> Dr. Phail Wynn, President of DTCC, said that DTCC has enjoyed the partnership that they <br /> --have-with-Orange-Countyin-offering-coumosAn-Orange,County,Hillsborough,-and-ChapeVHiII. H <br /> feels that the Skills Development Center has afforded a great opportunity for Orange County citizens <br /> and allowed DTCC to expand programming in the County. Orange County citizens have always <br /> supported and made great use of higher education. The approval rate in Orange County for the <br /> ig ere uca of n bo�cn issue was I was seco in e s e among�he larger counties. He <br /> - <br /> said that this was an endorsement of the efforts of the Board of County Commissioners'support for <br /> providing educational opportunities for citizens in Orange County. He mentioned that two of the 12 <br /> members of the DTCC Board of Trustees were from Orange County. However, the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners will not make any appointments to the DTCC Board of Trustees.Those <br /> appointments are made by other entities such as the Durham County Board of Commissioners. He <br /> concluded by saying that this recommendation provides another opportunity to make amends to him <br /> for-theanjusbce-that-was-done-tob!mAOlean3-ago-when--his-secretaq was-hiredaway from him to <br /> become the Clerk of the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> Chair Carey said that he found out today that the state bond passed in every county by a <br /> margin no less than 60%. <br /> mmissioner-Gordon-asked-whatthe-relationship-would-bolo-the-SkiNsDevelopmen <br /> Center. Chair Carey said that a satellite campus would not lessen the need for the classes held at <br /> the Skills Development Center. Classes will continue to be held in various locations in the County. <br /> s <br /> Thursday,April 11,2002(4).max <br />