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