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Work Session

Orange County · Board of County Commissioners
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Work session Appointments and personnelBonds and debtBudget and appropriationsHousing and affordabilityCivil rights and nondiscriminationComprehensive planEnvironment and sustainabilityLGBTQ+ policyParks and recreationSchools and educationWater and sewer

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Board of Commissioners spent its November 12 work session on three long-range planning items and nine advisory board appointments, taking no formal vote on the substance of any of them. Consultants from Clarion Associates presented results from the second round of public engagement on the county's Land Use Plan 2050: 420 completed surveys testing four modeled growth alternatives, split closely on extending water and sewer service to rural areas. The board also reviewed a revised scoring matrix for the Affordable Housing Bond and Capital Investment Plan, and a School Capital Funding Policy shaped by the Woolpert facilities report and the school construction bond voters approved November 5.

Appointments were up for the Advisory Board on Aging, the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool, the Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board, the Commission for the Environment, the Human Relations Commission and the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council. The board also added a Jury Commission appointment to the agenda after it convened.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

The board amended its agenda and voted unanimously to suspend work-session rules so it could take action, then appointed Sylvia Smith to the Jury Commission; an earlier motion to appoint Kimberly Young Statkevicus failed for lack of a second. On the land use plan, Commissioner McKee said a summary slide describing 'no support' for extending water and sewer contradicted survey numbers that were close to even, and Clarion's Leigh Anne King agreed to revise the report. Commissioners Portie-Ascott and Hamilton asked for demographic breakdowns beyond race, noting low participation from Asian residents, and Chair Bedford asked that a third engagement round include a session in Carrboro or Chapel Hill.

On the affordable housing scoring matrix, commissioners debated leveraging points, a proposed 10% funding carve-out for repair and rehabilitation, and definitions of accessibility and community support, and sent staff back to refine several sections rather than adopting a matrix. For the School Capital Funding Policy, Chair Bedford proposed wording changes on emergency fund reallocation and policy rescission, and Commissioner Hamilton asked that a reference to replacing "the oldest facilities" become "replace and renovate older facilities"; a finalized policy is due back before the Manager's Recommended Capital Investment Plan in April 2025. The board then made nine appointments by consensus, without a recorded vote, and adjourned at 9:52 p.m. on a unanimous motion by Commissioner Fowler.

How the votes went

The board took four recorded votes, all unanimous: amending the agenda to add a Jury Commission appointment, suspending work-session rules to allow action, appointing Sylvia Smith to the Jury Commission after a motion to appoint Kimberly Young Statkevicus failed for lack of a second, and adjournment at 9:52 p.m. The nine advisory board appointments, and the land use, housing and school policy discussions, were handled by consensus or discussion with no recorded vote in the minutes.

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Jump to an item (13 on this agenda)
  1. Agenda Amendment - Add Jury Commission Appointment
  2. Suspend Rules of Procedure to Take Action at a Work Session
  3. Jury Commission Appointment
  4. 1Consultant Briefing on Orange County Land Use Plan 2050
  5. 2Discussion on Affordable Housing Bond/Capital Investment Plan (CIP) S…
  6. 3Additional Discussion on School Capital Funding Policy
  7. 4Advisory Board on Aging - Appointment
  8. 5Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool - Appointments
  9. 6Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board - Appointmen…
  10. 7Commission for the Environment - Appointments
  11. 8Human Relations Commission - Appointments
  12. 9Orange County Parks and Recreation Council - Appointments
  13. Adjournment

Agenda items (13)

Appointment · 7Procedural · 3Discussion item · 2Presentation · 1
  1. Agenda Amendment - Add Jury Commission Appointment
    Procedural Appointments and personnel
    Vice-Chair Greene moved, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to add a Jury Commission appointment to the night's agenda.
    Approved unanimously
  2. Suspend Rules of Procedure to Take Action at a Work Session
    Procedural
    Commissioner McKee moved, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to suspend the board's rules so it could take formal action during a work session.
    Approved unanimously
  3. Jury Commission Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The board reviewed four Jury Commission applicants. A motion by Commissioner Fowler to appoint Kimberly Young Statkevicus failed for lack of a second; Commissioner Portie-Ascott then moved, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to appoint Sylvia Smith.
    Sylvia Smith appointed unanimously; the earlier nomination of Kimberly Young Statkevicus failed for lack of a second
  4. 1 Consultant Briefing on Orange County Land Use Plan 2050
    Presentation Comprehensive planHousing and affordabilityWater and sewer
    Clarion Associates presented results from the plan's second public engagement window, including 420 completed surveys on four modeled growth alternatives. Commissioners challenged the report's framing of results on extending water and sewer to rural areas and asked for more demographic detail before a third round of engagement.
  5. 2 Discussion on Affordable Housing Bond/Capital Investment Plan (CIP) Scoring Matrix
    Discussion item Bonds and debtBudget and appropriationsHousing and affordability
    Housing staff proposed revisions to the scorecard used to rank affordable housing bond applications, including a 10% funding carve-out for repair and rehabilitation and new points for leveraging outside funding. The board raised concerns about penalizing projects that cannot repay bond funds and sent staff back to refine several definitions.
  6. 3 Additional Discussion on School Capital Funding Policy
    Discussion item Bonds and debtBudget and appropriationsSchools and education
    The board reviewed a revised School Capital Funding Policy and a new Major Project Planning Addendum shaped by the Woolpert facilities report, following the school construction bond voters approved November 5. Commissioners proposed wording changes on emergency funding, community use of school facilities and rescission of the prior 2008 policy.
  7. 4 Advisory Board on Aging - Appointment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The board considered one applicant for a first full term on the twelve-member Advisory Board on Aging.
    Dr. Joanne Wilson appointed by consensus; no vacancies remain
  8. 5 Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool - Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The board considered candidates for two open seats on the pool that hears appeals of animal control violations and dangerous-dog determinations.
    Benjamin King and Michael Dempsey appointed by consensus; five seats remain vacant
  9. 6 Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board - Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    The board considered two applicants for seats representing the Orange County/Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce and UNC Chapel Hill.
    Craig Lloyd and Allison Reid appointed by consensus; two seats remain vacant
  10. 7 Commission for the Environment - Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnelEnvironment and sustainability
    The board considered four applicants, three of them seeking reappointment, for at-large seats on the county's environmental advisory commission.
    Regina Baratta, Patrick Fn'Pierre, Aimee Vandemark and Jane Harris appointed by consensus; one seat remains vacant
  11. 8 Human Relations Commission - Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnelCivil rights and nondiscriminationLGBTQ+ policy
    The board considered three applicants for at-large seats on the commission, which advises on discrimination based on race, disability, sexual orientation and other categories.
    Alexander Fowler, Cory Hogans and Shane Lukas appointed by consensus; two seats remain vacant
  12. 9 Orange County Parks and Recreation Council - Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnelParks and recreation
    The board considered two applicants for township and municipal seats on the parks and recreation advisory council.
    Shahnaz "GiGi" Rashdi and Benjamin King appointed by consensus; four seats remain vacant
  13. Adjournment
    Procedural
    Commissioner Fowler moved, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to adjourn.
    Approved unanimously; meeting adjourned at 9:52 p.m.

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