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16 <br /> 1 Commissioner Gordon referenced the sheets she requested regarding item 5-d <br /> 2 (SAPFO) and expressed her hope that the Commissioners would read them. She stressed that <br /> 3 they are a critical part of the report. <br /> 4 Commissioner Gordon reported that a public notice had been approved to have a <br /> 5 public hearing regarding the fire districts on April 17th at 7pm at Carrboro High School. She said <br /> 6 it would be helpful for the Board of County Commissioners to get a copy of the notices sent to <br /> 7 the residents. <br /> 8 Commissioner McKee had no comments. <br /> 9 Commissioner Rich had no comments. <br /> 10 Commissioner Pelissier said last Friday she went to a community conversation on <br /> 11 affordable housing and transit oriented development in Durham. She said there were many <br /> 12 interesting presentations for a variety of sources looking at issues of gentrification in the <br /> 13 Durham corridor and discussing ten different indicators. She said there were discussions <br /> 14 regarding the need to expand affordability discussions to include not just housing affordability, <br /> 15 but also transportation affordability; and a total of no more than 45% of income should be spent <br /> 16 on the combination of these two items. She said a key point was that there needs to be a plan <br /> 17 for housing that starts now. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 13. Information Items <br /> 20 <br /> 21 e March 7, 2012 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List <br /> 22 e Tax Collector's Report— Numerical Analysis <br /> 23 e Tax Collector's Report— Measures of Enforced Collections <br /> 24 e BOCC Chair Letter to Don O'Leary Regarding ICLEI Discussion <br /> 25 e BOCC Chair Letter to Steve Dear Regarding Resolution in Support of the Repeal of the <br /> 26 Death Penalty <br /> 27 e BOCC Chair Letter Regarding February 19, 2013 Meeting Petitions from Commissioner <br /> 28 Bernadette Pelissier and Members of the Public <br /> 29 <br /> 30 14. Closed Session <br /> 31 <br /> 32 DEFERRED <br /> 33 <br /> 34 <br /> 35 <br /> 36 15. Adjournment <br /> 37 <br /> 38 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee seconded by Commissioner Rich to adjourn at <br /> 39 9:12 PM . <br /> 40 <br /> 41 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Barry Jacobs, Chair <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Donna S. Baker, CMC <br /> 46 Clerk to the Board <br /> 47 <br /> 48 <br />