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1 DRAFT <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br />5 <br />g BUDGET WORK SESSION <br />7 Thursday, November 13, 2008 <br />g 7:30 pm <br />9 <br />10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Thursday, November <br />11 13, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br />12 <br />13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Moses <br />14 Carey, Jr., Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, and Mike Nelson <br />15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />16 COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: <br />17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County <br />18 Managers Willie Best and Gwen Harvey, and Deputy Clerk to the Board David Hunt (All other <br />19 staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br />20 <br />21 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE <br />22 PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 1. 2009-19 County Capital Investment Plan <br />26 Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:32 pm. <br />27 Laura Blackmon said that the staff presentation was made at the last Board meeting. <br />28 She asked for direction from the Board on the County CIP. <br />29 Commissioner Gordon made reference to the increase of the budget from last year to <br />30 this year and noted that some of the project cost figures have increased. She asked the staff <br />31 to look at those and see if there could be any savings. <br />32 Chair Jacobs made reference to ADA improvements and said that if he were disabled, <br />33 he would be offended that Orange County is taking its time to make buildings accessible. He <br />34 asked about Appendix C and how the money is allocated. <br />35 Public Works Director Wilbert McAdoo said that the first point was to look at building <br />36 access and the number of people that come to the building. <br />37 Chair Jacobs asked for a document that shows what is being done and how much of it <br />38 can be done in a short period of time. He suggested inviting someone who is in a wheelchair to <br />39 the building to see if they can get in. Wilbert McAdoo said that this was done and this is how <br />40 the priority list was developed. <br />41 Commissioner Gordon asked clarifying questions about why some budget items <br />42 increased from last year so significantly. These questions were answered by Purchasing and <br />43 Central Services Director Pam Jones. Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to find <br />44 savings in these projects so some of the money could be re-allocated. <br />45 Chair Jacobs said that almost all of the park spending is pushed out to the end of the 10- <br />46 year period. He suggested putting all park projects on the same page and having a <br />47 conversation about them in the near future. Parks need to be acknowledged as a higher <br />48 priority. <br />49 Commissioner Gordon said that there is $275,000 for stabilization of Blackwood Farm at <br />50 New Hope, and at one other proposed park but the source of that money is the Twin Creeks <br />