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2. Public Comments <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Aqenda <br /> Chris Weaver asked for an update on the weapons ordinance and he said that he has <br /> not heard anything from the Board. Since the last time this was discussed, there have been <br /> no crimes committed by those with a weapons permit. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that she wrote this letter as a petition to put this on the public <br /> agenda. She said that the majority of Board of County Commissioners wanted to keep the <br /> weapons ordinance on a regular agenda. She said that she would send a copy of this to Chris <br /> Weaver. <br /> Libbie Hough said that she was representing Child Care Services, Association; Orange <br /> County Partnership for Young Children; KidsCope, Orange County Preschool Inter-agency <br /> Council; and Durham-Orange Association for the Education of Young Children. They are <br /> celebrating the Week of the Young Child. She asked that a resolution entitled, The Week of <br /> the Young Child, be placed on the next Board of County Commissioners' meeting agenda <br /> recognizing the week of April 22-28 as the Week of the Young Child. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that this would be referred to the agenda review process. <br /> Donald O'Leary spoke about International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives <br /> (ICLEI). He said that being a member of ICLEI and forming a loyalty to a foreign communist <br /> socialist organization is treason. <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Aqenda <br /> (These matters were considered when the Board addressed that item on the agenda <br /> below.) <br /> 3. Petitions by Board Members <br /> Commissioner Hemminger petitioned the Board of County Commissioners to have <br /> motions shown on the screen during the meeting. She also asked the Board of County <br /> Commissioners that when motions are made that the motion be read in its entirety. <br /> Commissioner Gordon read her petition related to communication with the public <br /> concerning possible changes in the provision of fire services in the Southern Triangle Fire <br /> District: <br /> 1)That on the April 17th BOCC agenda that there be a status report on the possible changes to <br /> the provision of fire services including what has been discussed and the options that are being <br /> discussed for the Southern Triangle Fire District. <br /> 2) That there be a public outreach meeting for citizens in the area of the district where there <br /> are no fire hydrants, in a similar timeframe to the meeting that is being scheduled for citizens in <br /> the area where there are fire hydrants. <br /> 3) That a public hearing on the proposed changes to the provision of fire services in the <br /> Southern Triangle Fire District be held before the Commissioners make a decision on any <br /> proposed changes to the provision of fire services in the district. <br /> She said that she is bringing this petition forward because she wants this to be a <br /> transparent process so all citizens in the district are informed concerning what is being <br /> considered. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> NONE <br />