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Chair Jacobs said that he represented the Board at the meeting of the Triangle County Commission Board Chairs and they discussed mental health reform. They were going to talk about school siting. One of the things that was brought up was the Regional Air Quality Plan and how it will be pursued. There was also a discussion about transportation, mainly involving taxation issues. There are meetings every month that involve the mayors, and they all agreed that they would like to raise $50 million a year for funding far transportation in the Triangle. They are inclined toward a tax on gasoline, which mayors could not levy. The County Commissioners would have to levy this kind of tax. He said that it was unclear if this was separate from TTA's previous efforts to seek additional revenues through an increase in license fees. Chair Jacobs said that he represented the Board for the dedication of the N. C. Highway Historical Marker for Elizabeth Keckly in front of the Burwell School in Hillsborough. She was a slave that lived at the school and later earned her freedom and became a seamstress to First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and later wrote an autobiography. This is the first historical marker for an African American or for a woman in Hillsborough. Chair Jacobs said that a citizen asked him about the Northern Center and that when the person went to the building it was locked and nothing was happening there. He said that there have been comments from citizens that they are impatient and that things are not getting done there. He asked that the County Commissioners get a schedule of what is happening at the building and have it posted at the building. Commissioner Brown asked who was in charge if someone wants to be in involved at this building. John Link said that Parks and Recreation Director Lori Taft would be the first person to contact. He will get a schedule to the Board and post it. He said that he would like to talk to this citizen to know what day this occurred and the circumstances around it. Chair Jacobs said that there were three upcoming meetings: (1} February 24, 2004 -Concerned Citizens Against Land Applied Sewage Sludge from 7:00-9:00 p.m.; {2} February 23, 2004 -Agricultural Summit from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Schley Grange Hall; and (3} March 9, 2004 -State of the Economy Breakfast at the Carolina Club. Chair Jacobs asked Economic Director Dianne Reid to talk about Saffelle, Inc. who had a fire at their facility recently. Dianne Reid said that there was an intermediate good outcome and the company has leased space in Hillsborough on Elizabeth Brady Road. They were up and running the following week. They did not have to lay off people and they are continuing their business. Commissioner Halkiotis thanked Dianne Reid far any assistance she may have provided. He said that Saffelle is one of the leading providers of cleaning products to schools systems in North Carolina. He thinks the County should do everything in its power to make sure this business stays in Orange County. Commissioner Brown said that she would be out of state during the State of the Economy breakfast and she will also be unable to attend the agricultural summit. 4. COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT None 5. RESOLUTIONS OR PROCLAMATIONS a. City of Mebane -Orange County Service Area Agreement for Buckhorn EDD Area The Board considered adopting a resolution approving an interlocal agreement between the City of Mebane and Orange County providing far Mebane utility service areas within Orange County's planning jurisdiction in the I-85/Buckhorn Economic Development District (EDD) area. John Link said that over the past few months Chair Jacobs and Commissioner Halkiotis have been working with staff and the Mebane staff including the Mayor. They developed this resolution whereby Mebane would provide facilities to the economic development district and to the area identified as needing sewer service because of failure. The utilities could also serve the proposed Orange County Middle School #3. Chair Jacobs said that they all received a letter from the General Manager of the Orange Alamance Water Authority about how they want to serve the middle school with water. He said that Mebane does not supply sewer service without water service and Orange Alamance does not provide