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REVISED <br /> EXPANDED FACESHEET <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> September 17, 2002 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> Tuesday, September 17, 2002 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> F. Gordon Battle Courtroom <br /> 106 E. Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, N.C. 27278 <br /> COMPLIANCE WITH THE "AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT" - interpreter services and/or special sound <br /> equipment are available with prior notice. If you need this assistance, call the County Clerk's office at 732-8181, ext. <br /> 2130. If you are disabled and need assistance, contact the ADA Coordinator at extension 2300 or TDD# 644-3045. <br /> ESTIMATED TIMES LISTED AFTER EACH ITEM -these are approximate times. Citizens are encouraged to be at <br /> the meeting at the starting time. The Board usually considers items in the order listed and proceeds at a steady <br /> pace. As a courtesy to others, speakers are asked to limit their comments to three minutes. <br /> BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON AGENDA ITEMS - is available in the Clerk's office and complete copies of <br /> agenda material are located at the Orange County Library in Hillsborough and the Chapel Hill Library in Chapel Hill. <br /> 1. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA (7:30-7:35) <br /> PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> The Board of Commissioners pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its citizens <br /> to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow citizens. At any <br /> time should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the <br /> offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be <br /> restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is <br /> observed. <br /> 2. CITIZEN &AUDIENCE COMMENTS (7:35-7:45) <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters will be considered as the Board addresses the items on <br /> the agenda below.) <br /> 3. BOARD COMMENTS (7:45-8:00) <br /> 4. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT (8:00-8:05) <br /> 5. RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS (8:05-8:15) <br /> a. Resolution Endorsing Rural Planning Organization Memorandum of Understanding <br /> The Board will consider endorsing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a Rural Transportation <br /> Planning Organization (RPO) for the Research Triangle Rural Planning Area. <br /> b. Heritage Hills Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Completion <br /> The Board will consider approving plans for the disposition of two lots and houses acquired by Orange <br /> County under the federal- and state-funded Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. <br /> 6. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS (8:15-8:30) <br /> a. Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting <br /> The Board will recognize the staff of the Finance Department for Earning the Government Finance Officers <br /> Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. <br /> b. Recognition of H2Orange Drought Response Program <br /> The Board will officially recognize the newly implemented H2Orange Drought Response Program. <br /> C. Cooperative Aareement—Acceptance of USDA Grant for Farmland Easements <br /> The Board will consider entering into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Commodity Credit <br /> Corporation, which administers the USDA Farmland Protection Program, for the purpose of accepting grants totaling <br /> $784,155, for the purchase of farmland conservation easements. <br /> 1 <br />