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Commissioner Carey said that he was invited to the STAR plant award ceremony at the G.E. plant in Mebane because of their outstanding achievement in safety. They were selected from 150 companies nationwide and there is a culture of safety at this plant. Chair Brown reported that the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group met last week and that they had representation by all municipalities and Duke Forest and there were two presentations -one an the Morgan Creek watershed and one on the historic house near the Eno River that will be open to the public. Chair Brown said that she and the Manager met today with other interested parties for affordable housing. This meeting reinforced the energies and the vision for affordable housing in Orange County. Commissioner Halkiotis said that there is a continuous need to reeducate the entire populace on what Orange County does for affordable hauling. He said that on the County website, there should be a historical piece that deals with affordable housing efforts in the County and all the bond referenda. Chair Brown said that the IP Work Group has ended its third year and will come back with a report in September and also a map of all the parks in Orange County. 4. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT -NONE 5. RESOLUTIONS/PROCLAMATIONS a. Proposed Orange County 2003-2004 Secondary Road Improvement Policy The Board considered adopting a policy for recommending secondary roads to be paved in the North Carolina Department of Transportation {NCDOT) proposed Secondary Road Improvement Program. Planning Director Craig Benedict spoke on this item. This item was an the agenda an May 20tH and it received some input from the Board, the public, and DOT. He made reference to page four and the additional language in the resolution. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the "whereas" regarding the resident concerns, and added, "Whereas, the concerns of residents adjacent to roads proposed to be paved in the Secondary Road Improvement Program will be considered in the County's comprehensive review of roadway programs." Also, the previous "whereas" is confusing to him and he does not think it adds anything. He would like to leave this out. Chair Brown likes the statement, and asked if there was a better place to put it. Commissioner Jacobs thinks that the gist of the statement is included in every other point. Chair Brown likes the reference to "tax dollars" and that the public is paying far it. Commissioner Jacobs said that it is State tax dollars and not Orange County tax dollars. Commissioner Halkiotis said that same citizens think that the Board is responsible for the roads and it is not Orange County property taxes but the State tax coffers. Geof Gledhill suggested putting the point in the first "whereas," as follows: "Secondary Road Construction Program, paid far by State tax dollars." The Board agreed to this. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution, as amended above, and as stated below: A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING ORANGE COUNTY'S POLICY REGARDING SECONDARY ROAD IMPROVEMENT WHEREAS, the North Carolina Department of Transportation {NCDOT) administers the State Secondary Road Construction Program paid for by State Tax dollars to pave unpaved secondary roads and improve conditions far safe mobility an those roads; and WHEREAS, The Orange County Board of County Commissioners recognizes that maintaining mobility throughout the County is vital to public safety; and WHEREAS, public service providers such as Emergency Management, municipal and volunteer fire departments, and the Sheriff's Department need safe road conditions and connections throughout the County to respond to emergency situations in a timely manner; and