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The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />2. Public Comments <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />Raymond Woodard spoke about CERT training -Community Emergency Response <br />Teams. He said that this is a program where community members join with neighbors to get <br />training in case of an emergency. He said that we cannot always depend on the government to <br />be there exactly when we need them. He said that he got involved in this program because he <br />was in front of the Board of County Commissioners several months ago when it honored <br />volunteerism and he was part of the amateur radio community. He got involved because he <br />saw this as another opportunity to serve and he thought it would be good to have some more <br />skills other than operating a radio. He thinks that it would be a plus for people in the community <br />to get involved in CERT training. <br />Michael Buck said that the Board made his suggestion moot by moving the location of <br />the budget public hearing. <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br />(These matters were considered when the Board addressed that item on the agenda <br />below.) <br />3. ProclamationslResolutionslSpecial Presentations <br />a. National Historic Preservation Month <br />The Board considered proclaiming May as National Historic Preservation Month. <br />Tina Moan with ERCD said that she is pleased that as of the May 3`d appointments, <br />there is now a full Historic Preservation Commission. She introduced Renee Price, current <br />Chair of the Historic Preservation Commission. <br />Renee Price said that the Commission has been moving forward with the agenda to <br />promote an appreciation and understanding of historic preservation in Orange County. Same of <br />the activities for this month include a display in the Orange County Library, articles in the News <br />of Orange, and a photo contest in cooperation with the Orange County Historical Museum. The <br />winner will be announced at the Last Friday event in Hillsborough. This is co-sponsored by the <br />American Institute of Urban Design. She thanked the Board of County Commissioners for <br />supporting the Commission in its work. She then read the proclamation. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br />approve proclaiming May as National Historic Preservation Month, as stated below: <br />NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, historic preservation is an effective tool far managing growth, revitalizing <br />neighborhoods, fostering local pride and maintaining community character while enhancing <br />livability; and <br />WHEREAS, historic preservation is relevant for communities across the nation, both urban and <br />rural, and for Americans of all ages, all walks of life and all ethnic and cultural backgrounds; and <br />