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Commissioner Gordon nominated Mr. Haryo Marsosudiro for position #4, Hillsborough, and Heather Altman for position #9, At-Large. The two appointees will serve terms expiring June 30, 2009. This was seconded by Commissioner Jacobs. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A suggestion was made to add length of residency to the end of the applications as information for those County Commissioners who do not know the applicants as well as others. d. Affordable Housing Advisory Board — New Appointment The Board considered making a new appointment to the Affordable Housing Advisory Board. Commissioner Jacobs asked why there were so many vacancies and so few nominations. Chair Foushee said that the vacancies exist because it has been difficult to get additional interest. People come to the meetings and then do not come back. A motion was made by Commissioner Nelson, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to appoint Nannie Richmond with a term expiring June 30, 2011. VOTE: UNANIMOUS e. Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau — New Appointment The Board considered making a new appointment to the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitor's Bureau. Commissioner Gordon said that she did not know about the exception of a person being appointed that is not a resident of Orange County. Commissioner Jacobs said that the Board asked the Clerk to look at the precedent of appointing a non-resident. Clerk to the Board Donna Baker said that the Visitor's Bureau put Jim Parker forward, and there was a question about his residency. It came up that it had been done before in another board and it has been a precedent. The Visitor's Bureau felt very strongly about Jim Parker, regardless of the residency issue. Commissioner Yuhasz said that he talked to the Chamber members and they feel very strongly about having Jim Parker appointed with his association of hotels. He said that he would not have problem with a non-resident serving in this particular case. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to appoint Jim Parker to the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau with a term expiring December 31, 2011. VOTE: UNANIMOUS f. Commission for the Environment— New Appointments & Reassignments The Board considered making new appointments and reassignments to the Commission for the Environment. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to appoint Lucy Adams to position #2, Air Quality, with a term expiring December 31, 2010; Loren Hintz to position #4, Biological Resources, with a term expiring December 31, 2010; Michelle Drostin to position #5, Water Resources, with a term expiring December 31, 2009; Gary Saunders to position #9, At Large, with a term expiring December 31, 2011; and Dawn Santoianni to position #12, Engineering, with a term expiring December 31, 2011. Commissioner Jacobs said that everyone on the list but two were from Chapel Hill. He suggested Christy Mangum as an alternative to someone, because Mr. Saunders duplicates the expertise of Lucy Adams.