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Commissioner Halkiotis would like to have a discussion on how the Board of County Commissioners can have an impact on legislative initiatives. Commissioner Brown would like to talk about internal organization of the Commissioners and the rules and regulations. Commissioner Jacobs would like to look at legislative goals and put them in priority order. He would like the Commissioners to be more active in getting federal funding. He would like to spend some time organizing the Board's objectives. Chair Gordon said, regarding how there could be fewer meetings, since the County is taking over solid waste management it would be hard to reduce the number of meetings. 3= ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES The Board of County Commissioners basically endorsed this priority list. 4. DURHAM URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARY DISCUSSION Chair Gordon explained this item. She said that Durham wants to enter into discussions with Orange County about the Durham urban growth boundary and how it affects Orange County. She would like to see a map of where the growth is in Orange County and where it overlays the Orange County Land Use Plan. The Board received this report for information only at this time. 6. CLOSED SESSION A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to go into closed session to discuss the County's position and to instruct the County Manager and County Attorney on the negotiating position regarding the terms of a contract to purchase real property", NCGS 143- 318.11(a)(5). VOTE: UNANIMOUS 6. ADJOURNMENT A motion is made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to adjourn the meeting. The next regular meeting will be held on November 16, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. in the Boardroom of the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Alice M. Gordon, Chair Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk