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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 2 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 6 September 5, 2013 <br /> 7 7:00 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, September 5, <br /> 10 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the DSS offices, in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, Alice M. <br /> 13 Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Penny Rich <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers Michael Talbert, <br /> 17 Clarence Grier, Cheryl Young and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be <br /> 18 identified appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT AGENDA <br /> 21 FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 1. Additions or Chancres to the Acienda <br /> 24 The Chair reviewed the items at the County Commissioners' places: <br /> 25 - Pink sheet— Item 4b— Resolution Commending the Northern Orange Education Task Force, Its <br /> 26 Founders and the Sankofa Award Recipients —revisions <br /> 27 <br /> 28 - Addition to the agenda — Item 4c— Economic Development Project Morinaga <br /> 29 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to add this item <br /> 30 to the agenda. <br /> 31 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 32 <br /> 33 - Addition to the agenda — Item 5u — BOCC Meeting Calendar changes <br /> 34 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee to add this item to the <br /> 35 agenda. <br /> 36 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 37 <br /> 38 - White sheets — Item 6b— Cell towers <br /> 39 - Yellow sheet— Item 7b— MPO voting changes <br /> 40 - Handout from OUTBoard Rural Road Safety Guidelines <br /> 41 <br /> 42 2. Public Comments <br /> 43 <br /> 44 a. Matters not on the Printed Acienda <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Don O'Leary said while the Commissioners have been on break the Obama regime has been busy <br /> 47 with Syria and the gas situation. He said the pictures on the news were photo ops, and the kids were fine. <br /> 48 He said there were samples of hair taken that showed this was only from drinking chloride. He said it is <br /> 49 time to re-consider the County's association with ICLEI and agenda 21. He said ICLEI wants want to re- <br /> 50 farm America and give it back to the Indians. He asked the Board to please reconsider their association <br /> 51 with ICLEI. <br /> 52 Madison McCann represents the American Cancer Society and came to promote Relay for Life. <br /> 53 She gave some history on the event, which started in 2001 and has raised over 1.5 million dollars. She <br /> 54 asked the Board for suggestions for possible sites and volunteers. She noted that $5.9 million was given to <br />