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14 <br />Commissioner Willhoit emphasized the importance of the County being <br />the lead entity on this committee and providing staff to this group. Jr', <br />mink will include this in the joint proposal that will be developed as w <br />as a project budget and time schedule. - <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit,' seconded by <br />commissioner Gordon to adopt the resolution as stated below and to authorize <br />the Chair to sign: <br />A RESOLUTION ENDORSING START-UP OF <br />A "SHAPING ORANGE COUNTYrS FUTURE" INITIATIVE <br />WHEREAS, the governing boards of Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill, <br />Carrboro and Hillsborough have met to discuss a process for <br />coordinating planning efforts, and <br />WHEREAS, a "Consensus Proposal" has been developed, describing a process for <br />achieving such coordinated planning, and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners finds the proposed process <br />to be a desirable initiative to undertake. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />endorses the process described in the attached "Summary of <br />Consensus Proposal." <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners endorses the creation <br />of a Steering Committee as described in the Consensus Proposal and <br />expresses its intent to appoint two members of the Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners to serve on this Committee. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council authorizes the County Manager to m,` <br />with his counterparts from Carrboro, Hillsborough and Chapel H. <br />to prepare a joint proposal on how to proceed, including <br />designation of a lead entity, project budget and schedule. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />B. PROCLAMATION - NATIONAL HOME CARE WEER 11127 - 1213 <br />Charles Milch, on behalf of the Home Health Agency of Chapel Hill, <br />thanked the County for their support to this organization and especially the <br />support they receive from the Health Department and the Department on Aging. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Insko, seconded by Commissioner <br />Gordon to proclaim November 27 through December 3 as National Home Care <br />Week as stated below and to authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />PROCLAMATION <br />NATIONAL HOME CARE WEEK <br />WHEREAS, the citizens of Orange County have benefitted from the <br />advantages of home care for decades. As an alternative to institutional care, <br />home care fosters a sense of independence and self-respect by affording <br />patierits the right to receive services in the comfort of their homes, and with <br />the reassurance and companionship of family and friends, and <br />WHEREAS, through the dedication and caring of Orange County home ca-,R <br />.)roviders and caregivers, a wide variety of home care services are availa <br />to our citizens. Home care allows quality care to be brought to all those _.? <br />need: the young and old, indigent and wealthy, urban and rural. By caring