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Artie Franklin, Chair of the Affordable Housing Advisory Board, presented the annual report and calendar. The calendar was printed digitally, which saved money. He said that the AHAB was accepting applications for new board members. b. Voluntary Agricultural District Designation: Minka Farm, LLC The Board considered an application from Brian and Kimberly Harry to certify Minka Farm as qualifying farmland within the Cane Creek/Buckhorn Voluntary Agricultural District. Planner Tina Moon made a PowerPoint presentation. The farm consists of six parcels located along the east side of Buckhorn Road, in Cheeks and Bingham townships. The parcels total 275 acres. The Agricultural Preservation Board voted unanimously to approve the certification of Minka Farm as qualifying farmland. The addition of this farm would increase the number of farms in the VAD program to thirteen and the total number of acres to 2,734. Brian Harry made some comments about his farm. c. Proclamation Acknowledging February as "Human Relations Month" The Board considered officially proclaiming the month of February as "Human Relations Month" in Orange County and authorizing the Chair to sign the proclamation. Vivette Jeffries Logan, Chair of the Human Relations Commission, read the proclamation. HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission and Office of Human Rights and Relations have diligently served the County of Orange since 1995, and are committed to promoting equal treatment, opportunity and understanding throughout the community; and WHEREAS, the County's Civil Rights Ordinance specifically prohibits discrimination based on an individual's race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status and familial status; and WHEREAS, the County recognizes the dignity and worth of each individual and desires to promote and maintain a climate of good will among individuals, races, ethnic groups and persons of varying social, religious and economic status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status or status with regard to public assistance; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission encourages Orange County residents, as individuals, to take a stand against social injustice and continue to work together to make freedom, justice, and equal opportunity available for all; and WHEREAS, Orange County is committed to preserving the progress made thus far towards equality and leading the challenge for equal opportunity using all the means at our disposal; NOW, THEREFORE, We, The Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, do hereby proclaim February 2009 as "HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH" in Orange County and challenge county residents to promote the ideology of social justice for all and to celebrate multiculturalism in our County by encouraging residents to embrace our diversity.