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Chair Pelissier suggested considering this as a whole and pulling aside the issue of vehicle registration fees. Commissioner Jacobs asked to take out#4 and #8. Commissioner Gordon suggested deleting things that say, "point taken and understood." Craig Benedict said that this is not a formal resolution but to have the thoughts put in writing. Commissioner Gordon suggested separating the things that will be discussed further and leaving the things that are acceptable. She asked to take out#7. A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve action items 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, and 11 as stated in the abstract. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Item 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to have staff come back with a recommendation for consideration of the 1%-cent sales tax to come back on the ballot versus the %2-cent sales tax no later than the February 11th retreat. Commissioner Hemminger asked that staff check with the County's neighbors to see if they are going to be bringing this forward again. Commissioner Foushee said that she would not like for this information to hold this up. Commissioner Pelissier concurred with Commissioner Foushee. Commissioner Gordon said that she would not vote for this because of the message this would send to the partners. She said that Triangle Transit is trying to get a decision on the %2 cent-sales tax referendum to come back in the March-April timeframe so that the referendum can be announced in May for November. Commissioner Jacobs said that he respected Commissioner Gordon's comments but consideration does not mean action. He just wants some timely consideration. VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nay, 1 (Commissioner Gordon) Item 7 Commissioner Gordon said that it would be more temperate to say, "the BOCC was concerned by the speed of the plan and wanted to take more time to consider it and also to do comprehensive planning at the county level in the context of the regional plan. Chair Pelissier asked Commissioner Gordon to work with staff on the wording. Commissioner Yuhasz wants to make sure that the point that the County needs to do comprehensive planning at the County level is not lost. Item 8 Commissioner Jacobs recommended the same timing as the 1%-cent and %2-cent tax, no later than the February 11th retreat. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs to direct staff to bring back an analysis of the uses and feasibility of enacting the vehicle registration fee no later than the February 11th retreat. There was no second. Chair Pelissier noted that the retreat agenda is already filled up. Commissioner Jacobs said that he has objections to this because he has not even been consulted about the retreat.