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VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Yuhasz said that he would like to see some evidence that the 40% of population in the rural areas will benefit at all from this transit plan. Steve Spade said that the Board of County Commissioners will make a decision based on the information staff gives to them. There will be facts and figures to support the plan. Commissioner Jacobs said that Orange County is very fortunate to have Chapel Hill Transit, but this is the first time that the Orange County Commissioners have had the opportunity to direct funding towards public transportation. He said that the County Commissioners need to get up to speed with the counterparts in Chapel Hill and Carrboro because they have had the opportunity. Frank Clifton asked about the schedule of work sessions and the public outreach sessions. Chair Pelissier said that what was scheduled for May 1 St would be moved to May 15tn and what is scheduled for May 15th would be moved to June 5tn Commissioner Jacobs said that the April 19th work session would be bumped to the May 3�d work session. The meeting schedule will be confirmed during the agenda review. Commissioner McKee said that the newspaper is a good venue to educate the public. He said that he is not seeing in-depth reporting on this issue and it is important to educate the public through this venue. b. Oranqe County's Proposed 2012 Leqislative Aqenda The Board received public comments on its Proposed 2012 Legislative Agenda. Greg Wilder introduced this item. He went through the additional items: Proposed Orange County 2012 Legislative Matters Resolution with Exhibit (Orange-Alamance County Line); Proposed Orange County 2012 Legislative Matters Resolution with Exhibit— Broadband Grants for Economic Development; Proposed Orange County 2012 Legislative Matters Resolution on Statewide Issues with Exhibit; Proposed "Areas of Support" and "Items of Interest" Documents; Memorandum from Commissioners Jacobs and McKee Regarding Hunting Deer with Dogs Legislative Item; and NCACC 2011-12 Adopted Legislative Goals.' He said that the memo from Commissioners Jacobs and McKee recommends that the Board not include hunting deer with dogs in the legislative package for this year. Commissioner McKee said that the recommendation to not include the hunting deer with dogs was because there has been an extensive education campaign, which has helped to reduce the incidence of conflict between the hunters and homeowners. The recommendation was to monitor the activity and consider it next year. Commissioner Jacobs said that several items under Areas of Support and Items of Interest were in response to concerns brought forward by the advisory boards or by staff (aqua blue sheet). He would like to try and be responsive. Commissioner McKee said that he would like to put some emphasis on a couple of items as a major push, while recognizing that the other items are important to keep in mind. PUBLIC COMMENT: Steve Graf said that he is disappointed that the Board of County Commissioners is not putting the hunting deer with dogs on the legislative agenda. A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger to close the public hearing.