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VOTE: Ayes, 3 (Commissioner Jacobs, Commissioner Carey, and Commissioner Gordan}; <br />Nays, 2 (Commissioner Halkiotis and Chair Brown) <br />Jahn Link said that the staff is going to came back with the alternative sites that are <br />identified and the pros and cons. The staff is also going to share with the Board what other <br />alternatives there are to running an animal shelter in North Carolina. The staff will also come <br />back with a timeframe from the date they receive the HSUS report and a date for a public <br />meeting. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like more information on the public <br />component of the facility and how transparent the operations should be. <br />b. Resolution in Support of Continued Regional Bus Service to Rural Orange <br />County <br />The Board considered a proposed resolution that would provide for the continuation <br />of the Triangle Transit Authority {TTA} bus service from Hillsborough to DurhamlDuke Hospital, <br />and to authorize the Chair to sign. <br />Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey gave an introduction to the resolutions. <br />The resolution is a result of an action from the TTA board regarding the possible elimination of <br />the service route from Hillsborough to Durham/Duke. The staff prepared a possible proposal <br />that could be presented to TTA staff as to haw the service could be continued. The resolution <br />provides the platform for these conversations. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that the wrong resolution was in the agenda packet. He <br />pointed out his edited version. The lavender sheet is the correct one. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs <br />to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution as stated below and to fax it tomorrow <br />morning to Michelle Dawson at TTA. <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />RESOLUTION <br />In Support of <br />"Triangle Transit Authority's Continued Regional Bus Service <br />to Rural Orange County" <br />WHEREAS, according to the latest population figures, more than 52,OQ0 persons <br />reside in Orange County outside the Chapel Hill/Carrboro city limits, <br />representing 46% of the county population, with these numbers <br />expected to rise at a rate of 2.5°~ per year; and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners strives to provide the <br />residents of Orange County outside the Chapel Hill/Carrboro city limits with access <br />to needed services and opportunities to access transit programs inside and <br />beyond the county; and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners established the Orange Public <br />