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2 <br /> Jay Zaragoza concurred with Ms. Foster's comments. <br /> Chair Carey said that he is the County Commissioner representative on the OPC-LME <br /> Board of Directors. He assured Ms. Foster that the Board of County Commissioners knows <br /> Club Nova well and values the services that it provides. He said that he and the other members <br /> of the Board of Directors would not let this divesture proceed in a way that would adversely <br /> affect the care that is being provided. <br /> John Link said that there is some information in the Board of County Commissioners' <br /> packets tonight about the transition for the mental health system. <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> (These matters were considered when the Board addressed that item on the agenda <br /> below.) <br /> 3. Board Comments <br /> Commissioner Foushee—none <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that at their places is something that was distributed at the <br /> Efland-Mebane work group from the TDR consultants. There were some good questions asked <br /> and advertising will begin soon for people to be on the work group, which will help guide the <br /> consultant's discussion. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that on March 291h he, Commissioner Halkiotis, some staff <br /> members, and the Manager met with NCDOT Division Engineer Mike Mills and some of his staff <br /> to talk about access issues at the third middle school in Efland. Staff will be working with DOT <br /> to come up with a solution that satisfies the sight distance and to try and preserve as many <br /> trees as possible. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he and Chair Carey met with Representative Joe <br /> Hackney last week and talked about legislative matters since he had missed the legislative <br /> breakfast. They tried to promote the County's legislative agenda and got some frank <br /> responses. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that about a year ago the County Commissioners voted to <br /> participate in the New Hope Preserve purchase. He said that the County Commissioners were <br /> pleased to participate in a way that will protect 76 acres of contiguous open space that will be <br /> accessible to the public on the Orange County/Durham County line. There were a lot of <br /> partners - two municipalities, two counties, a neighborhood organization, the Triangle Land <br /> Conservancy, and the New Hope Corridor organization. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that he went to the memorial service for Rene' Campbell <br /> yesterday, who was the Visitor's Bureau Director. He only met her twice, but he was able to <br /> listen to those who knew her well, and they spoke warmly about her. <br /> Commissioner Halkiotis said that there was a meeting today with the Durham Technical <br /> Community College representatives and they talked about issues for the architects. He <br /> commended Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones for adequately addressing <br /> the issues brought up by the Durham Tech representatives, since the processes in Durham <br /> County are so different from those in Orange County. <br /> Commissioner Halkiotis thanked Chair Carey for representing him last week while he <br /> visited his mother. He said that Chair Carey filled in for him in recognizing Betty Compton's <br /> retirement from UNC Department of Pediatrics. He said that since 1985, Orange County <br /> government has given the Adolescents in Need program $1,304,827. He thinks it would be <br /> very appropriate, when the budget requests from non-departmental agencies are received, that <br /> there be additional columns with the year that they were first funded by Orange County <br /> government, and the total amount of funding to date. He said that the County goes far beyond <br /> the call of duty to being sensitive to the needs of people. <br />