ISSUES/ANALYSIS. The primary issue for making this change has to do with customer service. With single- family homes and townhouses going up now on a lot of these subdivided parcels, there are potential issues related to payments from mortgage companies via escrow accounts. The issue is the mortgage companies will have to pay split property tax bills to two different collectors (i.e., Durham and Wake Counties), and this may result in unhappy homeowners. When the proposed agreement is approved, it will make it easier on taxpayers and any escrow to pay one jurisdiction (Wake County).
ISSUES/ANALYSIS. The current interlocal agreement between the City of Durham and Durham County for collection of property tax is effective through June 30, 2012, and the proposed new agreement will be effective through June 30, 2017. The differences between the existing and proposed new interlocal agreements are highlighted below:
ISSUES/ANALYSIS. The City must maintain the radio system to a level of reliability and readiness due to its vital role in public safety. Due to the proprietary nature of the radio system equipment, a sole source maintenance agreement is required. The increased size of the system, along with additional service including 24 hour live monitoring has increased the cost of the Service Agreement to $25,002.18 monthly, or $300,026.15 annually. The cost of the Service Agreement was anticipated and is included in the FY 2014 budget of the Communications Maintenance Division of the Fleet Management Department.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS. The City has a very strong zoning ordinance for cellular towers and placement of cellular antennas on existing structures. The ordinance requires that providers of cellular service make a diligent effort to locate their facilities on existing structures as a method of minimizing the aesthetic impact of related infrastructure while generating revenue for the City. The terms and conditions of the leases with the City require that the lessee meet or exceed the requirements of the zoning ordinance. Cellular leases generate income to the City.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS. The Project is now entering Phase VII; in addition to Durham, supporting partners include Chatham and Orange Counties, the Towns of Apex, Cary, and Hillsborough, the City of Durham, and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (for the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill). The Town of Xxxx will assume the cost share and responsibilities of the Town of Morrisville. Phase VII of the project is effective July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2017. Phase VII of the Monitoring Project will continue fixed-interval water quality monitoring and data collection at existing tributary sites during high-flow events and will maintain several stream flow gauges. Phase VII will conduct additional monitoring and data analysis to ascertain the occurrence and distribution of algal toxins and taste and odor compounds at drinking-water intake sites in the Project study area and prepare an interpretive report on the findings. Finally, Phase VII will support the USGS application for DWQ certification for selected field parameters and laboratory analysis, including nitrogen and phosphorus fractions, chlorophyll a, and selected metals and trace elements. The City of Raleigh and the South Granville Water and Sewer Authority withdrew from Phase VII, which led to a cost increase for the remaining participating partners. However, the remaining partners have committed to sponsoring the project due to the value of the water quality data collected and analyzed. Durham believes it is important to continue to support the project and evaluate on-going participation each year as other water quality projects that may be more relevant to the specific concerns of the Falls Lake and Jordan Lake rules may be developed.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS. This Interlocal Consortium Agreement is time sensitive inasmuch as one of the State’s requirements is for the Mayor of the City of Durham to submit a letter to the Assistant Secretary for Workforce requesting initial designation by the Governor as the Durham Local Area as outlined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Public Law 113-128, Section 106(b)(2). This letter is due on or before May 15, 2015. Additionally while the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), Public Law 113-128, reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), Public Law 105-220, there are significant changes between the two laws including, but not limited to, the following: • WIA gives specific authority to oversee expenditures associated with the Welfare to Work Grant; this is no longer applicable because the Welfare to Work Law has now expired; • More emphasis will be placed on career pathways under WIOA; • More emphasis will be placed on individuals with barriers to employment under WIOA; • More emphasis on the attainment of post-secondary credentials under WIOA; • WIOA requires local boards to convene sector partners and to engage businesses; and • WIOA requires strengthened and simplified performance measures.
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