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APPROVED 1/24/2006 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />NOVEMBER 2, 2005 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Wednesday, November <br />2, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at the Government Services Center in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, and Commissioners <br />Valerie P. Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen Halkiotis, and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill and S. Sean Barhanian <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County <br />Managers Rod Visser and Gwen Harvey, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker {All other staff <br />members will be identified appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING <br />1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br />Chair Carey reviewed the items before the County Commissioners. These include the <br />three district maps to be considered during the public hearing on district election of County <br />Commissioners; an environmental news service memo; a memorandum of agreement with the <br />Town of Hillsborough (aqua); item 7-a, a list of the recipients of the Arts Commission awards; <br />revisions to the resolution on the war in Iraq; a correction to item 8-a; amendments to item 9-d; <br />and water level information. <br />Chair Carey asked the Board to consider adding a closed session for the purpose of: <br />"to discuss the County's position and to instruct the County Manager and the County Attorney <br />on the negotiating position regarding the terms of a contract to purchase real property, " NCGS <br />~ 143-318 (a) (5} (located at 510 Meadowlands Drive, Hillsborough; owned by Shachtman LCC; <br />to be used for storage). <br />The Board agreed. <br />Chair Carey said that item 9-e-2 would need to be removed. <br />Chair Carey asked the Board to consider moving the Manager's Comments before the <br />public comments and the Board agreed. <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Chair dispensed with the reading of fhe public charge. <br />4. County Manaaer's Report <br />