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Commissioner Halkiotis requested that the Manager present the County Commissioners with a list of financial accomplishments by members of County government. He referred to the Manager's memo, which described the work of Milan Pham and the Human Rights and Relations Department and money coming back to the County. He would like to see a list of people that have saved money or made money for the County by doing something extraordinary. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he met with the Sheriff last week and he asked about a truck parked for the special response team. This was a donation from a citizen and he would like to recognize the Sheriff for this. He thinks the Sheriff has also pulled in money from the U.S. Marshall's office. He suggested that the Space Needs Committee add the jail to the list of things to look at to see if the jail is at maximum capacity. He said that the Sheriff is going to put together a list of all of the things he has done. Commissioner Halkiotis thanked Assistant Caunty Manager Gwen Harvey because she found a county in Mississippi that needs assistance from Hurricane Katrina. He is going to work with Gwen Harvey to put together a package to help these people. Commissioner Halkiotis asked John Link to help him understand what is going on with the middle college being an alternative to the traditional high school. He said that OCS is having discussions about their alternative school serving suspended students along with students who may want to go there as an alternative to high school. He thought this was what middle college was for. He wants to know how many alternative programs the County will be asked to fund. He agrees with Liz Brawn far voting against this proposal because she said that the building is starting to determine what the program is going to be. He thinks it is bad to design a program to fit the building that will be built. He asked John Link to follow up on this. John Link said that he understood that the alternative school was for students with behavioral problems and that the middle college was for students that were not adapting to the regular curriculum. Commissioner Carey said that the middle college concept has not changed. He thinks that the total enrollment being planned is over 1 Q0. Commissioner Halkiotis said that CHCCS has very effectively used mobile units on their Lincoln Center ground. Commissioner Gordon said that she attended the TTA meeting and that both Senator Dole and Congressman Price had written letters in support of TTA using the guidelines in which the rail project was designed. They were also told that TTA would receive an additional $20 million. Commissioner Gordon said that she and Commissioner Jacobs were at the kickoff of the Master Aging Plan program. Commissioner Gordan said that the two Transportation Advisory Committees, CAMPO and DCHC, had a joint meeting. One of the topics discussed was the development of the motor vehicle emission budgets which will be decided by the State after receiving local input. The State is recommending that it be done county by county. The two MPOs are going to try and came up with a position. Chair Jacobs asked to have a moment of silence in memory of Gordon Warren, who was on the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group, the Ag Center Work Group, the Ag Preservation Board, the Cattlemen's Association and Eno River Association. He was very dedicated to the welfare of Orange County. He passed away last night. Chair Jacobs suggested that he write a letter of thanks to Senator Dole and Congressman Price far supporting TTA. Chair Jacobs said that he and Commissioner Gordon met with the Master Aging Plan program, which wan a statewide award for its foresightedness and forwardness. It is a five-year plan and there were about 70 volunteers. They will come back with recommendations in the