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2 <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters were considered as the Board addressed <br />the items on the agenda below.). <br />3. BOARD COMMENTS <br />Commissioner Carey was not at the meeting, but away on business. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis said that he found a message from a CP&L spokesperson on his machine <br />that they wanted to alert him that they were going to be making a public announcement that they were <br />planning not to ship spent nuclear waste fuel rods to the Shearon Harris plant from two other facilities, <br />but were going to encapsulate them in a dry cask storage system. This was one of the issues that the <br />Board was pushing and trying to convince them to do. He thinks that it was this Board and other boards <br />and citizens that moved CP&L to make this decision. He would like to send CP&L a letter to let them <br />know that the County Commissioners appreciate the heads up and congratulate them and have all <br />County Commissioners to sign it. He would like to thank them in a formal way. <br />Chair Brown said that she would be delighted to develop a thank you letter with the help of staff. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that the Fairview Park planning committee has made progress with <br />planning of three parcels -one belongs to the Town of Hillsborough, one belongs to the County and is <br />occupied by the Public Works department, and one belongs to the County and is occupied by refuse that <br />had been put there starting in the second half of the 20tH century. He thinks there is potential for a very <br />good collaborative project with Hillsborough. The relationship with Hillsborough continues to evolve in a <br />positive way. <br />Commissioner Gordon referred to a revised sheet for the legal ad for the May 27tH quarterly public <br />hearing and a yellow sheet with revisions. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that they had a good time at the Cedar Ridge High School dedication <br />ceremonies. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that the CHATPEC has been working on their design charettes. <br />They came up with two different scenarios. They noted that in the next 10 years there is going to be a <br />requirement for an elementary school and a middle school. At the end of the 10 years there will need to <br />be another elementary school and a high school in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro system. It is possible to <br />have three schools on this site, namely, an elementary school and a middle school, and also either <br />another elementary or another middle school. <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to a draft report from the Triangle Transit Authority and she <br />distributed it. She made reference to the service evaluation and. read, "In light of extremely low <br />ridership, the low density nature of Hillsborough, and the existence of another transit provider in <br />Hillsborough providing service with lower fares, the committee and staff strongly recommend the <br />elimination of this route." She would like the staff to look at whether OPT has done any coordination <br />with the TTA line to improve the ridership in terms of OPT connecting with TTA. She also asked the <br />staff to see if TTA could provide regional services from Hillsborough to Chapel Hill and if OPT could <br />provide regional service. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that if in fact OPT is providing a regional service, then perhaps TTA <br />could subsidize that aspect of OPT's operation. Also, the Town of Hillsborough should get involved in <br />this. The community college site is also an issue. ,This should be part of a bus route and a removal of <br />the route should be temporary. <br />Chair Brown said that she would like more information on the route from Hillsborough to Chapel Hill <br />and she directed this to the staff planner and the Manager. <br />John Link asked AI Terry to take the information. <br />Chair Brown said to include the transportation piece for the Durham Technology satellite campus. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that the SLUC met and had updates on SAPFO and the FAQ. This <br />part needs more work and the next meeting is June 11tH <br />Chair Brown said that the SAPFO is in the hands of Carrboro Acting Manager Michael Brough to <br />check the documents. The document should be ready to be adopted by everyone in June. <br />4. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT <br />Recognition of Revenue Collections Staff <br />