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19 <br /> 1 The Board then decided to only appoint four applicants. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 The appointees were Tom Underwood, Eric Pate, Lori Echel, and Mark O'Neal. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 TOURISM (1) <br /> 7 A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> 8 appoint Mark Chilton Sherburne to the Tourism position. <br /> 9 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 10 <br /> 11 <br /> 12 NON-PROFIT(1) <br /> 13 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to <br /> 14 appoint Delores Bailey to the Non-Profit position. <br /> 15 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 16 <br /> 17 UNC AT CHAPEL HILL(1) <br /> 18 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to <br /> 19 appoint Jim Kitchen to the UNC-Chapel Hill position. <br /> 20 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 21 <br /> 22 ENTREPRENEUR (1) -OPEN <br /> 23 This category has been left open by the Board. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 John Roberts asked about assigning terms and Chair Pelissier said that staff will assign <br /> 26 the length of terms randomly. <br /> 27 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to <br /> 28 defer assigning terms until the completion of appointments to the Economic Development <br /> 29 Advisory Board. <br /> 30 Commissioner Yuhasz said that he opposed this because this board can function with <br /> 31 eight members for the next month. These eight people could be given random terms and the <br /> 32 other two people could be placed in the other term positions. <br /> 33 Clerk to the Board Donna Baker said that the term slots are already set, but the people <br /> 34 just need to be placed. <br /> 35 Commissioner Jacobs said that the length of term is irrelevant to the board getting to <br /> 36 work immediately. <br /> 37 VOTE: Ayes, 2; Nays, 5 (AYES-Commissioner Jacobs and Commissioner Gordon) <br /> 38 <br /> 39 A motion was made by Commissioner Yuhasz, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger <br /> 40 to assign the staggered terms randomly now. <br /> 41 VOTE: Ayes, 5; Nays, 2 (Commissioner Gordon and Commissioner Jacobs) <br /> 42 <br /> 43 C. Orange County Transit Plan and Related Agreements <br /> 44 The Board considered adoption of the Orange County Transit Plan and considered <br /> 45 approval of the Durham/Orange Cost Share Agreement, the Orange County/Triangle Transit <br /> 46 Implementing Agreement and the Do Not Levy Agreement and authorizing the Chair to sign if <br /> 47 approved. <br /> 48 Chair Pelissier referred to a handout at the County Commissioners' places in reference <br /> 49 to the Regional Transportation Alliance's recent transit poll. It shows that the support for transit <br /> 50 in Orange County has remained consistent over the past three years. <br />