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7 <br /> 1 Marshall Morris said, being a disabled veteran, he was unaware of this mode of <br /> 2 transportation. He asked if there is a schedule posted for this transportation entity so he can <br /> 3 share it with other veterans, especially amputees. He asked if the transportation is handicap <br /> 4 and wheelchair accessible. <br /> 5 Craig Benedict said there is information available. He said he would provide phone <br /> 6 numbers for door to door service with handicap accessibility. He said there is a circulator route <br /> 7 and a 420 bus to take people down to UNC Hospitals. <br /> 8 He said information is available on the website, through the Planning and Inspections <br /> 9 Department and Orange Public Transportation. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner McKee to close <br /> 12 the public hearing. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 15 <br /> 16 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner McKee to <br /> 17 approve the annual FY 2013/2014 ROAP grant application and certified statement and <br /> 18 authorize the Chair and Interim County Manager to sign. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 21 <br /> 22 7. Regular Agenda <br /> 23 <br /> 24 a. Unified Animal Control Ordinance <br /> 25 The Board considered approving revisions to the current Orange County Animal Control <br /> 26 Ordinance to make it a Unified Animal Control Ordinance. <br /> 27 Chair Jacobs said he has asked staff to track some of the language changes that are <br /> 28 made as this goes along. He said if a good stopping point cannot be reached tonight, this will <br /> 29 be moved to the next meeting. He noted that there are some grammatical and typographical <br /> 30 mistakes to be corrected. <br /> 31 Commissioner Pelissier arrived at 7.44 pm. <br /> 32 Bob Marotto reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Unified Animal Control Ordinance <br /> 35 October 1, 2013 presentation <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Background <br /> 38 Orange County's Animal Control ordinance has not been updated since it was created in <br /> 39 1987 <br /> 40 Orange County Animal Services (OCAS) was created as a department in 2004/2005 <br /> 41 — part of the BOCC timeline included updating the ordinance <br /> 42 — ordinance has yet to be updated to reflect the changes involved in the county <br /> 43 integrating sheltering and animal control operations <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Municipalities <br /> 46 Historically, Animal Control provided service to the unincorporated parts of the County <br /> 47 — Hillsborough has received service from the county since the 1987 ordinance's <br /> 48 adoption <br /> 49 — Chapel Hill contracted with Animal Protection Society prior to OCAS creation <br /> 50 (2004) <br />