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6 <br /> ITEMS TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: <br /> c. Boundary Survey of Real Property and Exemption from Selection Process— <br /> Duke University <br /> The Board considered authorizing the hiring of a surveyor for completing a boundary <br /> survey of an 8-acre property being considered for purchase by the County and to exempt the <br /> County from the provisions of G.S. 143, Article 3D in order to expedite survey work needed for <br /> the proposed acquisition. <br /> Chair Carey asked staff if they were going to seek quotes from the surveyors on this <br /> project. Rich Shaw from ERCD said that they asked the surveyor that did the survey on the <br /> adjacent Duke property to submit a quote, and he gave an estimate of$2,500, which is a good <br /> price for this work. <br /> A motion was made by Chair Carey, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to authorize <br /> the hiring of a surveyor for completing a boundary survey of an 8-acre property being <br /> considered for purchase by the County and to exempt the County from the provisions of G.S. <br /> 143, Article 3D in order to expedite survey work needed for the proposed acquisition. <br /> Geof Gledhill said that the law with respect to bidding on surveying services prohibits the <br /> County from considering costs. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> e. Orange County Consolidated Housing Plan <br /> The Board considered adopting a resolution approving the 2005—2010 Consolidated <br /> Housing Plan for Orange County, North Carolina. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he thought the language had been changed on page 9 <br /> under Barriers to Affordable Housing. Tara Fikes said that the language was changed, but it <br /> was not changed in the version of the agenda abstract. <br /> Tara Fikes read the two sentences that were changed, as follows: "As with other types <br /> of development, Orange County's supply of affordable housing is dictated by a variety of <br /> factors, the most significant being project profitability, availability of land, and infrastructure, and <br /> government regulation. To address the Educational Impact Fee, the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners adopted an impact fee reimbursement policy, which provides funds to nonprofit <br /> housing developers constructing rental and owner-occupied housing to enable them to pay the <br /> fee without passing the cost to the prospective renters or homebuyers. With this <br /> reimbursement, the Board works to alleviate barriers to affordable housing." <br /> Commissioner Jacobs pointed out that there could be a profitable affordable housing <br /> project. He said that it is not just that the project is affordable; it is that in Orange County, more <br /> expensive houses are being built. This was the change he had proposed last time. He does <br /> not think it is reflected in "project profitability." He asked Tara Fikes to try and work this out <br /> before the end of the meeting, since it has to be done today. <br /> Later in the meeting, Commissioner Jacobs came back with the proposed language, as <br /> follows: "As with other types of development, Orange County's supply of affordable housing is <br /> dictated by a variety of factors, the most significant being project affordability, availability of land <br /> and infrastructure, developer preference for building high-end housing, and government <br /> regulations." <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to <br /> adopt a resolution approving the 2005—2010 Consolidated Housing Plan for Orange County, <br /> North Carolina, with suggested sentence changes above. <br /> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF <br /> THE FY 2005-2010 CONSOLIDATED HOUSING PLAN FOR ORANGE COUNTY, <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br />