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Commissioners on a tour of the forests in Orange County in the spring and will explain some of the forestry practices. Commissioner Jacobs said that there was a Space Needs Committee meeting and they will have an interim report in January. The Hillsborough Joint Planning group also met and will have a report in time for their meeting with Hillsborough in mid-February. Commissioner Jacobs said that Chair Carey and he were at the dedication of Little River Regional Park yesterday, and it far exceeded his expectations. He thanked the staff, Durham County Commissioners, Triangle Community Foundation, Triangle Land Conservancy, Eno River Association, Clean Water Management Trust Fund, DENR and Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, and Orange Mountain Bike Association. He said that there were many volunteers there that participated in building this park. Commissioner Jacobs said that there is a discussion about a recycling center at Hampton Pointe and there is a schedule to make that happen. They still may need to look at other sites, such as the property next to Cedar Ridge High School. Rod Visser said that it is tied to the development of the Home Depot and they have talked with the Town of Hillsborough. Commissioner Jacobs said that on December 9t" there would be a public meeting for people to comment on the children's play area at the Whitted Center. Parks and Recreation Director Lori Taft said that at the last County Commissioners' meeting the Board addressed this project and they are now moving forward for community input. The meeting will be at 6:00 at the Whiffed Center. There will be signs to direct people to the appropriate place. Commissioner Foushee thanked the voters for the opportunity to serve. She thanked her family and members of the staff that have helped her. Chair Carey said that he shares Commissioner Jacobs' assessment of the group at Little River Park. This will be an exciting project. Chair Carey said that the Board asked him to reconvene the Animal Services Task Force far a review of the interim operating procedures and policies for the shelter. There has been one meeting and they will meet one more time. The new advisory group will be appointed next March. He emphasized that the shelter is operating under a set of policies. Chair Carey distributed some documents that the Cooperative Extension asked him to share with the Board. Chair Carey shared another document, which is a proposal that he will be pursuing with the Vice-Chair during the next year. This is a proposal to develop a series of outreach listening sessions, which tries to achieve an informal dialogue with the public. One of the things that he heard during the campaign is that the Board holds a lot of meetings and some people are too intimidated to came and speak, but they have views that they would like to share. He would like to communicate with the public in an informal way. These would not be meetings of the entire Board, but only one or two can be present at each one. Each meeting would be in a different place in the County. He asked the Clerk to help him set up the dates and locations. 4. County Manaaer's Resort Jahn Link introduced "Doctor" Tara Fikes, who has successfully defended her dissertation from UCLA and now has a Ph. D. in Public Administration. John Link asked Milan Pham to come forward. She has been interim director for Human Rights and Relations for the past year. She has been hired as the permanent position of Director of the Human Rights and Relations Department. Milan Pham thanked her mentors at UNC Law School, her parents, and John Link. John Link reported that Jack Ball is the new Emergency Management Director. He comes from Virginia and has served over the last few years as Director of Public Safety in Amhurst County, Virginia. He has 30 years of experience.