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1 <br /> 1 DRAFT Attachment 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 6 October 16, 2012 <br /> 7 7:00 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, October 16, <br /> 10 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br /> 13 Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Pam Hemminger, Earl McKee and Steve <br /> 14 Yuhasz <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 16 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers <br /> 18 Gwen Harvey, Clarence Grier, and Michael Talbert and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All <br /> 19 other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 20 <br /> 21 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 22 Chair Pelissier went through the items at the County Commissioners' places. <br /> 23 - Pink sheet- Additional Information for item 7c- Pretrial Services for Chatham and <br /> 24 Orange Counties, Inc. Request for Additional Funding for FY2012-13 <br /> 25 - White sheet- PowerPoint for Item 7-d - North Carolina State Clearinghouse Request <br /> 26 for Intergovernmental Review of Proposed Private Crossing Closures with the North <br /> 27 Carolina Railroad (NCRR)/Norfolk Southern (NS) Railway <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Orange County Library Director Lucinda Munger announced to the public that the <br /> 30 Orange County Library is conducting a community needs assessment for their strategic plan. <br /> 31 The Orange County Public Library (OCPL) is holding public forums, offering an online survey, <br /> 32 and mailing out survey postcards during the month of October. These activities are the first <br /> 33 steps toward developing a strategic plan for the library's future, and the library is actively <br /> 34 seeking input from County residents. It is called "Deep Roots- New Growth: Creating a <br /> 35 Customer Focused Library". The planning process will assess the community's needs on <br /> 36 library services and form the basis of a three-year plan for Orange County libraries. <br /> 37 All County residents are encouraged to respond to the online survey either from home <br /> 38 or at the library. Participation is voluntary and all responses are confidential. The survey will be <br /> 39 posted on the library's Web site at www.orangecountync.gov/library. <br /> 40 The next forum is taking place on Thursday, October 18 at the Century Center in <br /> 41 Carrboro and the Maple View Education Center on Dairyland Road. Community forums are <br /> 42 open to all ages and everyone is encouraged to attend to share their thoughts and visions for <br /> 43 libraries in Orange County. <br /> 44 Complete information is on the library's website and all Orange County Library locations. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 <br /> 47 PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 48 <br /> 49 The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> 50 <br />