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10 <br /> 1 2. In addition to increasing the public's access about the way County government works and what <br /> 2 they do, we should be publicizing the positive things Orange County is doing. <br /> 3 3. There is no web streaming — no interactive sign up for emails. <br /> 4 4. Linda Convissor from UNC-Chapel Hill commented about the very different cultures between <br /> 5 UNC (totally decentralized structure) and Orange County (hierarchical & top down). She <br /> 6 concurred about the importance of trust building between the two entities in addition she <br /> 7 suggested that both the University and County should create opportunities and commit the time <br /> 8 to interact to achieve mutual understanding and have ongoing communication. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 "'l <br /> t 0 or Staff <br /> 11 1 . Continue to pursue goals of public affairs office and incorporate strategies to publicize the <br /> 12 positive Orange County activities. <br /> 13 2. Work with the County Commissioners to identify ways to improve relations between Orange <br /> 14 County and UNC-Ch. <br /> 15 3. Develop a Strategic Communications Plan, Web access to meetings and a identify a <br /> 16 permanent meeting space in Hillsborough. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Review BOCC Goal #6 and Priorities <br /> 19 iiii iire „„„„„hilt „„„„„ n „„„„„ iiiiiiii iiii iiii (Champion Diversity, Education, Libraries, Parks, <br /> 20 Recreation and Animal Welfare) <br /> 21 <br /> 22 3iiii iiii f " verviiiievtll l iiii ryoo <br /> 23 This became a "catch all" goal for all the remaining Commission priorities that assists with <br /> 24 promoting a high quality of life and address inequities between old and new schools. It was <br /> 25 understood that even though diversity is a part of this goal that the goal of diversity should <br /> 26 permeate throughout each goal in the plan. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Staff U pdate/Status <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Dave Stancil distributed a hand out to update the Commissioners on the status of the parks plan. <br /> 31 In the process of his report, he gave updates on various park activities. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 )iiiISCUSSi I iiii <br /> 34 1 . Need to address improvement of older schools. <br /> 35 2. Commissioners should address the need for Libraries in southern and northern Orange <br /> 36 County. <br /> 37 3. To promote the goal of diversity within the County: <br /> 38 a. All goals and services should be accessible to everyone in the county. <br /> 39 b. Promote and maintain diversity within the community so it does not become <br /> 40 homogeneous. <br /> 41 c. Various advisory boards and commissions should have racial, ethnic, income, and <br /> 42 geographic diversity. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 """'J <br /> t f 0 or Staff <br /> 45 1. Staff needs to schedule future conversation about whether to create a separate goal related <br /> 46 to diversity in the BOCC Goals and Priorities. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Reflection and Next Steps <br /> 49 <br /> 50 The facilitator summarized discussion highlights and the major requests of staff (see above) then <br /> 51 asked if there were any corrections or additions. There was one related to the need for old schools <br />