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agenda packet, it is difficult to get it posted an the website so that members of the public will have time to review it): Commissioner Gordon said that this is important for the Board of County Commissioners and how the public can have access. 42) Increased pace for park development: Commissioner Carey said that this had something to do with justifying the past bond issues before going back to the public with another band. 43) Continue to promote the provision of transit and other transportation options to the single passenger automobile: Commissioner Gordon said that she thinks they are doing this, and that they just need to keep doing it as much as possible. Commissioner Halkiotis asked to be educated as to why people who advocate public transportation are chastised by those who promote private use of automobiles. It becomes a political issue. Jahn Link referred back to item 4b-41 and the staff comments. He said that this is always their goal. Commissioner Gordon said that she does appreciate when the staff tries to get everything in really good shape so that it is right when it gets to the County Commissioners. Other BOCC Priorities Commissioner Carey asked if the Board wants to continue to have listening sessions that were started last year. If so, the schedule should be published now. If the Board does not want to do it, he will attend the sessions alone. Chair Jacobs said that there were too many of them and maybe they should have only three or four a year. Commissioner Gordon said that she thinks there may be some merit to not limiting it to two Commissioners, especially if there were fewer sessions. Also, it is more complex when it is an election season. Commissioner Foushee supports continuing the sessions. She echoes the sentiment as to who can attend because it limited who could attend. Commissioner Halkiotis said that if three or more County Commissioners showed up, it would violate the open meetings law. He wants to be careful with how it is structured. Commissioner Gordon suggested doing it an an off year. She thinks that all of the County Commissioners want to get out there and listen to the citizens. Chair Jacobs suggested thinking mare about whether it should be done during non-election years or every year and how often, and put it on a Board of County Commissioners' agenda. He said that the Board never actually endorsed the listening sessions. He would like to make a formal decision. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to small business owners who have been complaining about the difficulty in getting up and going in Orange County. Susan Mellott has scheduled a group to go to Randolph County to look at aone-stop permitting process to learn how to help citizens set up a business in Orange County. This would include Environmental Health, Inspections, and Planning would work as a team, with one person being the case manager. This would make it mare user-friendly to small businesses.