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28 <br /> 1 13. Board Comments <br /> 2 Commissioner Jacobs said that he attended a joint meeting of the Environment and <br /> 3 Agriculture Steering Committees of the NCACC today and they discussed fracking. People are <br /> 4 being taken advantage of tremendously. He will be bringing this up as a Board member petition <br /> 5 soon. <br /> 6 Commissioner Jacobs reminded people of the parking deck code for the Orange County <br /> 7 free parking spaces— 1201#. This is good until the end of the month. <br /> 8 Commissioner Yuhasz said that meetings are being set up to discuss OPC changes. <br /> 9 This should happen sometime in February. He said thank you to all staff for saving Orange <br /> 10 County taxpayer's money. <br /> 11 Commissioner Gordon said that she attended the NCACC Environment Steering <br /> 12 Committee meeting by conference call today and they received a lot of good information on <br /> 13 water resources. The information on fracking indicated that there are many potential problems. <br /> 14 Commissioner Hemminger said that she attended the Work Force Development <br /> 15 meeting and there was a presentation on a new product for job seeking. Fourteen states have <br /> 16 signed onto the product. <br /> 17 Commissioner Foushee—no comments <br /> 18 Commissioner McKee said that he took part in the tour of the justice facility yesterday <br /> 19 and he noted that the front doors need attention. <br /> 20 Chair Pelissier made reference to fracking and said that in December she was <br /> 21 contacted by the North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club asking about endorsing some sort <br /> 22 of resolution expressing concerns about fracking. She has not heard back about a resolution. <br /> 23 She would like to express some concern. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 14. Information Items <br /> 26 <br /> 27 • December 13, 2011 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List <br /> 28 <br /> 29 15. Closed Session <br /> 30 A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs <br /> 31 to go into closed session at 10:55 p.m. for the purposes of: <br /> 32 <br /> 33 "To consult with an attorney employed or retained by the public body in order to preserve the <br /> 34 attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public body, which privilege is hereby <br /> 35 acknowledged. General policy matters may not be discussed in a closed session and nothing <br /> 36 herein shall be construed to permit a public body to close a meeting that otherwise would be <br /> 37 open merely because an attorney employed or retained by the public body is a participant." <br /> 38 NCGS § 143-318.11(a) (3). <br /> 39 <br /> 40 To approve and open closed session minutes. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 "To discuss matters related to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in the <br /> 43 area served by the public body, including agreement on a tentative list of economic <br /> 44 development incentives that may be offered by the public body in negotiations," NCGS § 143- <br /> 45 318.11(a)(4). <br /> 46 <br /> 47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 48 <br /> 49 RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION <br />