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Cammissianer Halkiotis said that he volunteered to go to the Landfill Gas Methane to Energy Symposium at N. C. State. He asked who from the County staff is going to be joining him. Solid Waste Director Gayle Wilson and Environment and Resource Conservation Director Dave Stancil will also be going. Commissioner Halkiotis asked that they travel in one vehicle together. Commissioner Gordan said that the senior center is moving along and she would like a report from the Chapel Hill Town Council meeting last night. Commissioner Gordan said that the Transpartatian Advisory Committee met and they discussed haw the DCHC MPO could try and facilitate phase II of regional transit. Phase I is regional rail and will not open until 2008. The stop that was supposed to be at Duke University and three other stops were deleted for financial reasons. It is very problematic as to how regional transit is ever going to get to Orange County. They are going to try and propose something at the next meeting to interface with TTA and try to move phase I I along. Commissioner Gordon said that the 15-501 project has been delayed again. The bottom line is that between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro, the road is not going to be completed until June 2005. Commissioner Gordon reported that she went to the Commission far the Environment meeting and they discussed air quality, and then broke up into groups to work an the State of the Environment reports. Commissioner Carey recognized the school board members in attendance tonight and pointed out that the NCACC Legislative Goals Task Force today departed from its usual behavior of adopting a legislative goals package that includes 40-50 goals, and only adapted three goals. These goals have to go to the Board of Directors. Twa of the three goals include Medicaid relief for counties and a State bond issue to support school construction. Cammissianer Brawn made reference to the DOT meeting and asked that they mention the condition of Hwy 15-501 during rain. There is something wrong with the engineering because the roadway was flooded all the way across and the drainage pieces did not drain off the water. This area was from Southern Village to the Starpoint area. Chair Jacobs said that the Board asked him to write a letter to the Mayors of Hillsborough and Durham pointing out the water quality preservation efforts that have been undertaken by Orange County and how the County is working with OWASA to purchase conservation easements to help preserve the towns' water supply and how they are calling on Hillsborough and Durham to similarly bring some money to the table. Chair Jacobs represented the Board at the Adams Tract dedication. Carrbaro received Clean Water Management Trust Fund money and Orange County taxpayers in the 2001 bond set aside $750,000 far greenway purposes. Carrbaro matched this money and the properly was purchased, and today it was opened to the public. Chair Jacobs said that there has been some conversation from the Solid Waste Advisory Board about wanting to talk to elected officials about solid waste issues. There was a commitment in the 3R fee to revisit this. He has tentatively scheduled February 8t" for a dinner meeting with the SWAB. Chair Jacobs asked Geaf Gledhill what article of law that the Durham County Commissioners were relying upon for their 120-day freeze, in reference to the Erwin Trace development. Chair Jacobs said that the County had approached the towns about getting together to talk about School Resource Officers. He asked the Manager what had became of this effort. John Link said that they had a meeting among administrative staff, including law enforcement and fire, and there is no definitive recommendation yet. There was a full discussion and recommendations are forthcoming. Chair Jacobs stated his appreciation for Ted Vaden, the retiring editor of Chapel Hill News. He said that Mr. Baden has been a very fair and very involved editor.