Orange County Board of Commissioners
Business Meeting Agenda for March 16, 2021
Due to current public health concerns, the Orange County Board of Commissioners will be conducting a virtual business meeting on March 16, 2021. 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 Tuesday, March 16, 2021 has been posted to the link below.
https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_03162021-1144
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/64064/Row1.aspx
Virtual Business Meeting
March 16, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Viewable on the link below
http://orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations
a. Resolution for the Re-naming the New Orange County Environmental Agricultural Center (EAC) to the Orange County Bonnie B. Davis Environmental and Agricultural Center
The Board will consider voting to approve a resolution re-naming the new Orange County Environmental Agricultural Center (EAC) to the Orange County Bonnie B. Davis Environmental and Agricultural Center.
b. World Water Day Proclamation
The Board will consider voting to approve a proclamation naming March 22, 2021 as World Water Day in Orange County.
5. Public Hearings
a. Public Hearing on 2019 Consolidated Annual Performance Report (CAPER) For the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program
The Board will conduct a public hearing on the Consolidated Annual Performance Report (CAPER) for the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program.
6. Regular Agenda
a. Recommendations for Employee Health Insurance and Other Benefits
The Board will consider voting to approve the Manager’s recommendations regarding employee health and dental insurance and other employee benefits effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The Manager is recommending no increase in appropriations for the FY2021/2022 Health and Dental Budget and is also recommending that the County continues to participate as a member of the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool (NCHIP).
b. Orange County’s Proposed 2021 Legislative Agenda
The Board will:
1) review and discuss the Legislative Issues Work Group’s (LIWG) proposed 2021 legislative package and any other potential items for inclusion in Orange County’s legislative agenda package for the 2021 North Carolina General Assembly Session;
2) consider approval of the 2021 Orange County Legislative Priority Issues document for submittal to the County’s legislative delegation; and
3) consider approval of the Other Orange County 2021 Legislative Interests document to also be shared with Orange County’s legislative delegation.
7. Reports
a. Mobility On Demand (M.O.D.) Pilot Program Implementation
The Board will receive an update on activities related to the Orange County Public Transportation Mobility on Demand Pilot Program and related transit services.
8. Consent Agenda
a. Minutes
b. Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) – Receipt and Transmittal of 2021 Annual Technical Advisory Committee Report
c. Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget Amendment #9
d. Change in BOCC Meeting Schedule for 2021
e. Advisory Boards and Commissions – Appointments
11. Appointments
a. Board of Equalization and Review – Appointments
The Board will consider making appointments to the Board of Equalization and Review.
b. Orange County Board of Adjustment – Appointments
The Board will consider making appointments to the Orange County Board of Adjustment.
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: 6-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.