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,~ <br />APPROVED 1/15/2008 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />November 15, 2007 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, <br />November 15, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North <br />Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey and Commissioners <br />Valerie P. Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, and Mike Nelson <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONER ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Laura Blackmon, Assistant County <br />Managers Willie Best and Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other <br />staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br />The Board added item 3-a, Non-Profit Awareness Month proclamation (lavender sheet) <br />and a change in the Board's regular meeting schedule as item 4-I (pink sheet). <br />Chair Carey pointed out an additional application (blue sheet) to be added to item 11-d. <br />The yellow sheet was some information presented about the transfer station from some <br />citizens. The aqua sheet was the Water Supply Reservoir Levels Report. <br />Chair Carey encouraged everyone to continue to conserve water resources as much as <br />possible. <br />Chair Carey said that Commissioner Foushee would be in attendance later because <br />she was at the CHCCS Board meeting presenting a resolution that the Board of County <br />Commissioners adopted at its last meeting. <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />2. Public Comments <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />Allan Rosen spoke on behalf of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan Coalition. He <br />wanted to make some brief comments about the scheduling or phasing of public input during <br />Phase 2 of the Comprehensive Plan Update process. He said that he emailed this statement <br />to the County Commissioners earlier today. <br />The email statement is included by reference and hereby made a part of these minutes. <br />