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<br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />APRIL 2,. 1990 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on April 2, 1990 at <br />7:30 p.m. in Superior Courtroom, Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Moses Carey, Jr., Vice-Chair Stephen Halkiotis, <br />Commissioners John Hartwell, Shirley Marshall and Don Willhoit. <br />ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill <br />STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County Manager Ellen <br />Liston, Senior Citizen Coordinator Myra Austin, Deputy Clerk to the Board Kathy Baker, <br />Clerk to the Board Beverly Blythe, Planning Director Marvin Collins, Personnel Analyst I <br />Eleanor C. Green, Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones, and Planning <br />Technician Beth McIver. <br />I. BOARD COMMENTS <br />Commissioner Marshall announced that Governor Martin has.proclaimed this week as <br />Public Health Week. The County is celebrating this in various ways. The public is invited <br />to a reception this Friday from 4--6 at the Health Building. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to a resolution approved by the Board on <br />Carden's Mobile Home Park. Mr. Stevenson is extremely thankful for the support shown by <br />the County to resolve this longterm problem. <br />Commissioner Hartwell expressed a concern about a report in the Chapel Hill <br />:'Newspaper on a meeting held between the Chamber of Commerce and EDC. County Manager John <br />Link reported that specific ideas were expressed on how the Chamber might be more involved <br />in economic development activity. Those kinds of activities included greater involvement <br />in supporting tourism, and greater support in certain elements of small business <br />development. His impression was that the Chambers were going to be prepared to speak <br />specifically to what they would want to be doing and the amount of funding they might want <br />to carry out those functions. He encouraged the EDC to be receptive to the proposals from <br />the two chambers as it relates to tourism, helping with small business development and <br />helping with recruitment by hosting the contacts as they come into the County and being <br />responsive to present businessmen or potential candidates coming in. <br />IY. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT <br />NONE <br />III. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA <br />Add to the agenda a resolution for Earth Day 1990 <br />IV. AUDIENCE COMMENTS <br />A. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA <br />Chairman Carey announced that those who have indicated a desire to speak to <br />an item on the printed agenda will be recognized at the appropriate time.