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Commissioner McKee noted that the ABC Board is closely watching what the County is doing with health insurance because it will directly affect them, as this board is part of the County insurance policy. Commissioner Price re-iterated her comments about progress in the meetings on Rogers Road. She said she has also had some conversations with teens in the community and the director of the Rape Crisis Center. She feels there is a lot of work to do in the community and schools to make sure that children are protected. She expressed her appreciation for the Board members who have helped get here acclimated as a new Commissioner. Commissioner Gordon reported on the meeting of the Durham-Chapel Hill- Carrboro MPO Transportation Advisory Committee (DCHC MPO TAC). She said the group continues to have concerns about the strategic mobility formula. She said the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro MPO is revising their MOU, and this has been sent to the managers. She would like for this to be distributed through various packets to all Board of County Commissioners. Commissioner Gordon said she attended the Durham-Chapel Hill Orange Work group, which included an update on the Orange and Durham Bus and Rail Investment plan. She said that part of the budget process requires an environmental impact statement and the federal government is only allowing 24 months for completion. She said the desire is to get started on things to prepare for this in order to complete this in a timely manner. She said that the budget will allocate $5 million to complete parts of the environmental impact process. Commissioner Rich said the Rogers Road Community is excited about the new community center and she wants to encourage that movement. She said that she and Frank Clifton met with an ad hoc committee about the Visitors Bureau moving to a new location. She said there are efforts being made to talk to other counties with similar makeup and see where these counties stand on location. She noted that visitors are down and it is unsure whether this is due to the economy or the improvement in electronic availability. Chair Jacobs noted the need for more parking area at the Visitors Bureau. Chair Jacobs said he and Frank Clifton met with Mike Fenley, Representative from Senator Burr's office, and reviewed the same issues as previously discussed with Congressman Coble and Congressman Price- economic development, agriculture and program cuts. He noted that all of the Board members are signed up to get newsletters from Senator Burr. Chair Jacobs heard today from DOT representatives that the legislature is cutting out all DOT discretionary funding. He said this includes economic development projects currently being done in Orange County. He said Mike Mills said funding would be found for this project. Chair Jacobs said the Board will make sure that notices are sent out on the Northern Human Services Center meetings. Chair Jacobs noted the legislature's decision to eliminate the County share of the sales tax on food and offering the opportunity to re-institute it independently as a County. He thanked the Commissioners for their work. 13. Information Items • June 4, 2013 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List • Tax Collector's Report— Numerical Analysis • Tax Collector's Report— Monthly Enforced Collections • Memorandum Regarding Ban the Box • Memorandum Regarding Future Southern Branch Site Selection Analysis