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Commissioner Foushee said that she attended the initial meeting of the Eno EDD Small Area Task Force. The meeting was very productive. There were officials from Durham City to help with the planning. She said that there are several positions on this task force that are vacant, and four are at-large positions. She encouraged anyone interested in this task force to apply. Commissioner Foushee made reference to the County Commissioners' meeting agendas and suggested moving Board comments to another portion of the agenda, perhaps at the end, because many times the agenda is ambitious and the special presentations are very late. Commissioner Jacobs welcomed Commissioner Nelson and Laura Blackmon. Commissioner Jacobs agreed with taking up the issue brought up by Commissioner Foushee, and he suggested addressing it at the retreat. He said that Andy Sachs from the Dispute Settlement Center is supposed to meet with the Board between the last meeting and the retreat to flesh out the issues far the retreat. Commissioner Jacobs reported that Rod Visser, Purchasing and Central Services Director Pam Jones, a representative from Chapel Hill Public Works, and Mayor Kevin Foy toured the old Chapel Hill post office. The idea is to possibly use it to serve some of the long- term justice facility needs in the southern part of the County. There is 15,000 square feet, and much of it is unused. He suggested that staff work with Chapel Hill staff to do a preliminary analysis on this site as an alternative to having a site on the Homestead campus. The Board agreed. Commissioner Carey said that he talked with Commissioner Jacobs and Laura Blackmon earlier about instances where the County Commissioners raise an issue like this and that the County Commissioners be cognizant that this will add more work for the staff. This suggestion will go on the follow-up sheet. The staff needs to tell the County Commissioners if something cannot be done in a reasonable amount of time. Commissioner Jacobs said that he has mentioned before that there has been some response from some of the neighboring jurisdictions about the value-added Ag center feasibility study. Chatham County has also responded and the Economic Development Director is going to follow up with the County Commission Chairs that have expressed interest. Commissioner Jacobs said that he, Chair Carey, and Steve Halkiotis attended the Cooperative Extension Breakfast this morning and the focus was on agriculture. The tentative date for next year's Ag Summit is February 13t" Commissioner Jacobs said that there was another meeting of the Efland-Mebane Work Group Follow-up Committee. There was a lot of discussion about alternatives to help protect people who live in the Buckhorn community that want to remain in residential zoning without being taxed as an economic development district. The proposal will be brought forward to the Board and the community. Commissioner Jacobs said that the Carolina North Work Group met again, and there was some progress made in talking about preserving open space at Carolina North. He said that he is continuing to advocate for schools and making sure that the University pays the full cost of service for its impact on schools. Commissioner Gordon said that she attended the Orange Unified Transportation Board meeting, the Recreation and Parks Advisory Commission meeting, and a joint transportation meeting. She reported on the joint transportation meeting. The two groups - DCHC-MPO and CAMPO - met on November 29t", along with representatives from TTA, Triangle J COG, and others. The main topic was regional transportation planning for the Triangle and regional transit planning. Commissioner Gordon made reference to the justice facilities and said that it is very important to get staff input regarding the needs.