Minutes 09-05-2024 - Business Meeting

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2 Chair Bedford used her time to encourage everyone to register to vote. Commissioner Hamilton said she worked with Commissioner Portie-Ascott on the Bond Education Committee this summer and has been busy working to educate the community about the school bond on the November ballot. She said she attended Alliance Health board meetings and the Capital Needs Work Group meetings as well. She said one of her favorite things was attending Walk Fairview Day. She said during this event, youth interns from UNC presented community needs they heard directly from residents. She highlighted the importance of young people getting involved in advocating for their communities. Commissioner Fowler said she is glad to see the alignment of agenda items to the Strategic Plan. In terms of meetings, she said she attended the Board of Health Behavioral Health subcommittee meeting on June 2411 where the role of social media and screentime on adolescent mental health was discussed. She recommended reading The Anxious Generation. She said she attended the Board of Health meeting on June 26t" and heard from Alliance Health, as well as a second Board of Health meeting on August 281"where Cait Fenhagen presented on the Deflection and Diversion Program and Tommy Green and Dr. Evan Ashkin presented on the FIT program. Finally, she said she attended two IDEAL meetings and also worked on the subcommittee on policy with the goals of increasing supply, providing financial assistance, and funding a community facilitator/support position. Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she attended the NCACC Conference this summer and highlighted a presentation titled "Warning: Gale-Force Wind Gusts Ahead" from Dr. James Johnson of UNC on major demographic shifts in North Carolina and across the country. She said he focused on the aging population, migration patterns, and growing ethnic and racial diversity and encouraged counties to embrace and adapt to these changes. She said she was proud that Orange County was acknowledged at this conference for innovation in the Kinship Care Program and that Cooperative Extension sponsored a youth delegate, Meg Prinzo, from Cedar Grove. Finally, she encouraged small farmers to apply through Cooperative Extension to become the 2025 Small Farmer of the Year and win a $2500 award. 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/Special Presentations None. 5. Public Hearings a. Zoning Atlas Amendment— 1031 Frazier Road, Mebane, Cheeks Township The Board held a public hearing, received the Planning Board and staff recommendations and public comments, closed the public hearing, and considered action on an applicant-initiated Zoning Atlas Amendment to rezone a +/- 112.17-acre parcel (PIN: 9835-74-8573) located at 1031 Frazier Road, Mebane, Cheeks Township. BACKGROUND: On April 19, 2024, a Conventional Zoning Atlas Amendment application (Attachment 1)was received proposing to rezone+/- 112.17 acres at 1031 Frazier Road, Mebane. The Staff Report in Attachment 2 contains additional information, maps, and analysis. Requirements: As detailed within the Zoning Atlas Amendment application package (Attachment 1), and Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), rezoning submittals are required to contain: 1. A completed/signed Zoning Atlas Amendment application; 2. A map, at a legible scale, showing the land proposed for rezoning; 3. A detailed narrative denoting the following: a. The existing zoning of the subject property and the requested zoning, as defined in Article 3 of the UDO;