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A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by to Commissioner Yuhasz to <br />appoint Ms. Katherine Doom as the Hillsborough Township Representative to a first full term <br />expiring June 30, 2015. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />13. Board Comments <br />Commissioner McKee said that he attended a TARPO meeting last week and they <br />discussed transportation improvements. He said that there is a huge shortfall of funds over the <br />next 25 years. He thinks that this should be kept in mind. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz said that he will be meeting soon about the governance of OPC <br />Mental Health. He said that the Board should expect that Judy Truitt will be visiting them to <br />explain these changes. The Board will be asked to approve a governance scheme that will be <br />unique among all the governing mental health organizations. <br />Commissioner Foushee congratulated the Chapel Hill High Men's basketball season for <br />finishing 25-0. Also, the Orange High School wrestling team won the State Championship for <br />the 2"d year in a row. <br />Commissioner Hemminger said that she attended the Community Home Trust retreat. <br />Affordable housing was discussed and a lot of organizations are leaning towards rentals instead <br />of home-ownership. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that the code to get into the County parking spaces is <br />1202#. He said that he does not recall being apprised of a community meeting tomorrow night <br />for the Eno EDD. Someone complained to him today that they could not find anything on the <br />County's website about this. <br />Commissioner Gordon said that the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) met recently and she sent an email <br />about it. The TAC did approve the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), though not in exactly the <br />same form as it was approved by the Board of County Commissioners. The Board wanted only <br />the C2 alignment to be studied further, while the TAC voted to send both options forward, with <br />the C2 alignment option preferred. She thought that the County preferring C2 was very <br />important in convincing the TAC members to prefer the C2 alignment. <br />Regarding Triangle Transit, Commissioner Gordon said that ridership continues to <br />increase. <br />Chair Pelissier updated the Board about discussions concerning transit with the towns <br />and UNC. She asked the Attorney to write a memo on whether to have one agreement with all <br />three parties (Orange County, Triangle Transit, Chapel Hill Transit) or whether to have two <br />separate agreements, with one of them being an agreement between Orange County and <br />Triangle Transit. <br />Chair Pelissier said that there was also discussion about how the human service needs <br />are met in the Orange County Transit Plan. <br />Chair Pelissier asked if Commissioner Gordon could go to the next Durham/Orange <br />County Transit meeting and the Board agreed since Commissioner Foushee will be out of town <br />and that would leave only Chair Pelissier and Commissioner Yuhasz attending. <br />14. Information Items <br />• February 7, 2012 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List <br />• Update on Whitted Human Services Center <br />• Update on Comprehensive Parks & Recreation Master Plan <br />• Letter from Board Chair Regarding BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions Lists <br />