Agenda - 04-18-2023; 8-a - Minutes

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46 1 Jay Smith said the property is being used for storage. 2 Vice-Chair McKee said the southern wing is used by the community center. He said there 3 is not a large amount of space. He reviewed the current uses of the Cedar Grove facility. 4 Steve Arndt said that the current condition of the storage area is poor. He said they 5 envisioned it as upgraded so that it is properly conditioned and it could be used for flex purposes. 6 Vice-Chair McKee said the wings were saved to keep the appearance and the structural 7 integrity of the buildings. He said the community's desire was to keep the wings. 8 Commissioner Greene said there was a plan about 10 years previously regarding the 9 Southern Human Services Campus. She said there is developable land there. 10 Vice-Chair McKee asked if there is a corner of the property next to wetlands. 11 Commissioner Greene said yes, but there is plenty of land for building. 12 Steve Arndt said there was a planning study and it doubled the parking at the center. 13 Vice-Chair McKee asked if the Seymour Center was built out to the original plans. 14 Steve Arndt said he was not sure. 15 Chair Bedford said it was a lot to take in and a lot of money. She said it is not financially 16 attainable. She said her first thought was the needs of health and safety. She said she was 17 interested in the facility needs of the schools. She also asked what the costs of maintaining the 18 current properties are. She said that there is always the possibility that needs change in the 19 future. She said that that Board should tour and visit some of the properties to get an 20 understanding of the needs. She said she would like to know what the most critical needs are. 21 Bonnie Hammersley said the purpose of the report was to give the Board the findings, and 22 that no action was needed. She said that it is a long-term plan. 23 Chair Bedford said they would like to have the results of the 2020 report card. 24 Steve Arndt said that it was included in the agenda packet. 25 26 8. Consent Agenda 27 28 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 29 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 30 • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 31 32 A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 33 approve the consent agenda. 34 35 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 36 37 a. Minutes 38 The Board approved the draft minutes for the February 7, 2023 BOCC Meeting as submitted by 39 the Clerk to the Board. 40 b. Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds 41 The Board adopted a resolution to release motor vehicle property tax values for four(4)taxpayers 42 with a total of four (4) bills that will result in a reduction of revenue. 43 c. Property Tax Releases/Refunds 44 The Board adopted a resolution to release property tax values for eight (8) taxpayers with a total 45 of nine (9) bills that will result in a reduction of revenue. 46 d. Late Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion 47 The Board approved four (4) untimely applications for exemption/exclusion from ad valorem 48 taxation for four (4) bills for the 2022 tax year. 49 e. Reappointment of Tax Administrator 50 The Board approved a resolution reappointing Nancy Taylor Freeman as Orange County Tax 51 Administrator to a term of four years, effective April 3, 2023.