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2 <br />The second resolution with its attachment relates to mental health system reform and asks that <br />counties be provided with transition flexibility in implementing the plan of the General Assembly <br />for mental health system reform. <br />The third resolution and attachments concern the formal documentation through a narrative <br />description of the Orange-Chatham boundary line as redefined in 1989 and subsequently <br />monumented by the State of North Carolina. The boundary description includes bold text that <br />has been added that, if approved by both the Orange and Chatham County Boards of <br />Commissioners, would result in three parcels of land on which Orange County taxes have been <br />paid for many years being clearly included inside the geographical boundaries of Orange <br />County. <br />The fourth resolution with attachments requests that Orange County's legislative delegation <br />take certain positions on various legislative matters.. One of the attachments is an amended <br />version of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners 2003-2004 Legislative <br />Goals with additional comments to clarify Orange County's positions in several areas. <br />The second to last attachment to this abstract is a draft letter to Orange County's legislative <br />delegation expressing the Board's appreciation for past efforts on legislative items and <br />transmitting to them the Board's 2004 legislative package. <br />It should be noted that, based on information shared by Commissioner Moses Carey, the LITF <br />did discuss the activities of the State's Public Health Task Force. However, the LITF <br />determined that the County would likely not be best served by voicing a position at this time on <br />the State's Public Health Task Force work, The Task Force has just recently completed its <br />various public hearings and, according to information from Orange County Health Director <br />Rosemary Summers, is not scheduled to finalize its recommendations and present them to the <br />General Assembly until sometime in April. The LITF concluded that it may be better for the <br />County to review the Task Force's recommendations and then provide comments/consider <br />positions on the various topics addressed. <br />It should also be noted that the work of the LITF to this point is based on the current information <br />available and the outlook for the 2004 General Assembly Session, The issues addressed by <br />the LITF and incorporated into the draft resolutions may evolve and change over the session <br />and require additional attention by the Task Force and Board of Commissioners. New issues <br />may also arise necessitating additional review. Social Services Director Nancy Coston has <br />indicated that some child welfare issues may arise that may need discussion by the BOCC. <br />Lastly, the Board will need to discuss potential items/projects for 2004 federal funding <br />assistance, Commissioners Jacobs and Halkiotis are planning to meet with Congressman <br />David Price on March 23, 2004 to discuss potential items, and the Board needs to review and <br />discuss the list of items/projects that are to be presented to Congressman Price. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time, <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board conduct the public <br />hearing on potential items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the <br />2004 North Carolina General Assembly Session and consider approval of the four draft <br />resolutions, and review, discuss, and consider approval as necessary of the list of <br />items/projects that are to be presented to Congressman Price for possible federal funding <br />assistance.