Orange County Board of Commissioners
Business Meeting Agenda for December 07, 2020

Due to current public health concerns, the Orange County Board of Commissioners will be conducting a virtual business meeting on December 07, 2020.  Members of the Board of Commissioners will be participating in the meeting remotely.  Members of the public will be able to view and listen to the meeting and have the opportunity to provide public comment.  The public may submit written comments by sending an email to ocbocc@orangecountync.gov.  Individuals who wish to speak must pre-register using the instructions included in the agenda.
 
As in prior meetings, the meeting will be streamed in real-time on the County’s website for public viewing/listening at http://www.orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos . There will also be real-time broadcast on Spectrum Cable and video-recording for future television broadcast and reference on the County’s website.
 
The full agenda for the Orange County Board of Commissioners’ virtual business meeting on Monday, December 07, 2020 has been posted to the link below. 
 
https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_12072020-1100
 
For a link to each agenda item as a separate file, please use the link below.
 
http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/weblink/0/fol/63475/Row1.aspx
 
Virtual Business Meeting
December 07, 2020
7:00 p.m.
Viewable on the link below  
http://orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos  

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

 
ORGANIZATION

Acknowledgment of Oaths of Office for Elected/Re-elected Board Members
 
Resolution of Commendation for Commissioner Mark Marcoplos
 
Resolution of Commendation for Commissioner Penny Rich
 
Board Organization
 
a.  Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
 
Special Presentation – Jaki Shelton Green

AGENDA

4.  Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations
 
a.  OWASA Update on Unpaid Bills
The Board will receive a presentation and information from the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) on impacts to customers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
b.  Resolution in Support of Reparations for African American/Blacks
The Board will consider voting for the adoption of a Resolution in Support of Reparation for African American/Blacks on the 155^th Anniversary of the 13^th Amendment.
 
6.  Regular Agenda
 
a.  County Commissioners: Boards and Commissions Assignments
The Board will consider selecting Boards and Commissions on which Board members would like to serve during 2021.
 
b.  Extension of 2021 Tax Listing Period
The Board will consider voting to extend the 2021 Tax Listing Period until February 28, 2021 and voting to approve a resolution for the extension.
 
7.  Reports
 
8.  Consent Agenda
 
a.  Minutes
b.  Motor Vehicle Property Tax Releases/Refunds
c.  Property Tax Releases/Refunds
d.  Applications for Property Tax Exemption/Exclusion
e.  Advisory Boards and Commissions – Appointments
f.  Approve a Construction Contract for the Main Building Roof Replacement of the Orange County Sportsplex Building
g.  Memorandum of Agreement Renewal with Town of Hillsborough – Fairview Park
h.  Proposed One-Year Extension to ABB’s Inc.’s Incentive Performance Agreement Concerning the Company’s Employment & Investment Target Dates
i.  Request for Road Additions to the State Maintained Secondary Road System for River Stone Road and Running Cedar Lane in the Cabe Crossing Subdivision
j.  First Reading: Emergency Services Franchise by Ordinance Priority Care Ambulance
k.  First Reading: Emergency Services Franchise by Ordinance UNC Campus EMS
l.  Board of Equalization and Review
m.  Orange County Arts Commission 2020-21 Annual Grant Recipients and 2020 Operations Support Grants
n.  Voluntary Agricultural District Designation: Multiple Farms

Public Comment Instructions

 
Public Comment – Written
 
Members of the public may provide written public comment by submitting it to the ocbocc@orangecountync.gov email address. The Orange County Board of Commissioners, County Manager, County Attorney and Clerk to the Board, will be copied on all of the emails that are submitted.
 
 
Public Comment – Verbal
(for Items not on the Agenda, Agenda Items and Public Hearings)
 
Members of the public will be asked to contact the Clerk to the Board using the email address ocpubliccomment@orangecountync.gov no later than 3:00 PM on the day of the meeting and indicate they wish to speak during the meeting.
 
When submitting the request to speak, include the following:

• The date of the meeting
• The agenda item (example: 5-a) you wish to speak on
• Your name, address, email and phone number

Prior to the meeting, speakers will be emailed Zoom access information and instructions on how to make comments during the live meeting.