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A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Nelson <br /> to approve the attached School Capital Project Ordinances as presented and approve the <br /> appropriation of $723,945 from fund balance in the General Fund for transfer to the School <br /> Capital Project fund. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7. Reports-NONE <br /> 8. County Manager's Report <br /> Frank Clifton thanked the Board for the retreat on Saturday and he hopes there is a <br /> clearer understanding of the County's financial position. <br /> He said that the Health Department had a great weekend and spent Saturday doing a <br /> mass vaccination for H1 N1 and seasonal flu. The school systems were also involved. <br /> 9. Board Comments <br /> Commissioner Hemminger asked about the status of the video streaming and the <br /> overall plan to change the cable channel that reaches more people. She asked about the <br /> status of the overall waste plan that was supposed to come back to the Board in October. <br /> Also, she appreciates the report on deer hunting with dogs, but she wants to know when the <br /> public can weigh in on this subject. <br /> Clerk to the Board Donna Baker said that she has finished her training for the video <br /> streaming and it is online. IT is in the process of installing the hardware. There might be some <br /> practice runs in December. <br /> Regarding convenience centers, Frank Clifton said that the Solid Waste Advisory <br /> Board is looking at these aspects and staff is pursuing this. There are many options, and the <br /> SWAB and the staff are trying to narrow them down. There will be some information back on <br /> the Bradshaw Quarry site in December. The obvious issue is how to pay for the convenience <br /> centers. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that the SWAB met today and Assistant County Manager <br /> Gwen Harvey said that there was discussion today about the short-term and long-term <br /> evolution of the convenience centers. The intention is to come back to the Board on <br /> December 15th with some projection about what is possible for the near term, for the remainder <br /> of the fiscal year with Bradshaw Quarry Road as the example. <br /> Gwen Harvey made reference to the deer dogging issue and said that most of the <br /> participants in the meeting were hunters and they are very passionate about this and they do <br /> not want the Board of County Commissioners taking a strong position and approaching the <br /> Legislative Delegation to interfere with this. She said that the Sheriff asked her before that <br /> meeting how many complaints had come before the Board of County Commissioners, and to <br /> her knowledge, there were only two complaints in 2008-09. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that the DCHC MPO and the Capital Area MPO received a <br /> National Award for Outstanding Achievement in Metropolitan Transportation Planning from the <br /> Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations. Commissioner Gordon submitted a <br /> statement concerning this national award which is hereby made a part of these minutes. The <br /> two metropolitan planning organizations were honored for their collaborative efforts in creating <br /> a joint 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan, that was adopted in June 2009. This was a <br /> departure from their past practice of creating two separate planning documents for this one <br /> region. These two organizations were commended on this effort as an example of, <br />