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1 <br /> 1 DRAFT Attachment 1 <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 5 February 5, 2013 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, <br /> 9 February 5, 2103 at 7:00 p.m. at the DSS offices, in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, <br /> 12 Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 14 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 15 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers <br /> 16 Michael Talbert, Clarence Grier and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members <br /> 17 will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 18 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> 19 AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 23 Chair Jacobs went through the items at the County Commissioners' places <br /> 24 - PowerPoint for Item 6-b regarding the Comprehensive Plan and Unified <br /> 25 Development Ordinance Text Amendments and Zoning Atlas Amendments to <br /> 26 Establish Two New Zoning Overlay Districts in the Efland Area <br /> 27 - PowerPoint for Item 7-a regarding the Comprehensive Land Use Element Map and <br /> 28 Zoning Atlas Amendments- Orange Alamance Line <br /> 29 <br /> 30 PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 31 <br /> 32 The Board of Commissioners pledges to the residents of Orange County its respect. The <br /> 33 Board asks its residents to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both <br /> 34 with the Board and with fellow residents. At any time should any member of the Board or <br /> 35 any resident fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending person to <br /> 36 leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be <br /> 37 restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to <br /> 38 this public charge is observed. All electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and <br /> 39 computers should please be turned off or set to silent/vibrate. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 42 <br /> 43 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Don O'Leary said that the social engineers of our time are using the same tactics as the <br /> 46 social engineers leading Nazi German, the Soviet Union and China. He said that the <br /> 47 environment, sustainable development, collectivism, and division are being used as tools to <br /> 48 achieve tyranny. He stated his belief that the county is promoting the enemy, ICLEI, the UN <br /> 49 and Agenda 21 through overregulation, unelected appointees, over taxation, land grabbing and <br /> 50 wasteful spending. He said that this will contribute to the buildup of an overload to the system <br />