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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 1, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. F,p - b <br />_SUBJECT: Orange Coun 's Proposed 2011 Le islative Agenda <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) Public Hearing Notice <br />UNDER SEPARATE COVER <br />2) Three Proposed Orange County 2011 <br />Legislative Matters Resolutions and <br />Exhibits -Hunting Deer with Dogs, <br />Orange-Alamance County Line, and <br />Commissioners' Disclosure <br />3) One Proposed Orange County 2011 <br />Legislative Matters Resolution on <br />Statewide Issues <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier, 245- <br />2130 <br />Commissioner Barry Jacobs, 245-2130 <br />4) Proposed "Items of Interest" and "Areas <br />of Support" Documents <br />5) NCACC 2011-12 Adopted Legislative <br />Goals <br />PURPOSE: To: <br />1) Conduct a public hearing on Orange County's potential legislative items for <br />the 2011 North Carolina General Assembly Session; <br />2) Review and discuss potential items for inclusion in Orange County's <br />legislative agenda package for the 2011 North Carolina General Assembly <br />Session; <br />3) Approve three proposed legislative matters resolutions with exhibits - <br />Hunting Deer with Dogs, Orange-Alamance County Line, and <br />Commissioners' Disclosure; <br />4) Approve one proposed legislative matters resolution on Statewide Issues; <br />5) Approve the proposed "Items of Interest" and "Areas of Support" documents <br />as part of the County's 2011 Legislative Agenda package; and <br />6) Consider identifying three to five specific items from the entire package to <br />highlight for priority discussion at the February 28, 2011 meeting with Orange <br />County's legislative delegation. <br />BACKGROUND: The North Carolina General Assembly convened on Wednesday, January 26, <br />2011. In past years the Board of Commissioners has appointed two Commissioners to serve <br />on a Legislative Issues Work Group (LIWG) to work with staff to develop a proposed legislative <br />package for the County. Based on the work of the LIWG, the BOCC has then reviewed and <br />approved packages of legislative items to pursue for the respective North Carolina General <br />