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3 <br /> 1 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 2 <br /> 3 3. Petitions by Board Members <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Commissioner Rich requested two petitions. She said the first is a request in reference <br /> 6 to Rogers Road and RENA. She noted that she is co-chair of the Roger's Road Neighborhood <br /> 7 Task Force; and a question has come up on the task force, regarding a possible letter from the <br /> 8 Board asking RENA to drop the EPA investigation. She said this has not happened. She <br /> 9 would like to see a letter from the Board of County Commissioners to RENA, asking them to <br /> 10 drop the investigation. <br /> 11 John Roberts said he spoke to the attorney representing RENA and asked them <br /> 12 to drop or withdraw their petition so the complaint could be dismissed. He said he has <br /> 13 not heard back from her yet, but he requested a response by November 19. <br /> 14 Commissioner Rich asked if this request was a letter from the Board. <br /> 15 John Roberts said this was a phone conversation. <br /> 16 Commissioner Rich said her petition was for the Board to specifically write a letter. <br /> 17 Chair Jacobs said this will be taken up at agenda review. <br /> 18 Commissioner Rich noted that her second petition is on the lavender sheet. She said <br /> 19 this is a resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor McCrory to <br /> 20 reconsider its decision not to expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act. <br /> 21 She said she worked with Durham and Mecklenburg counties on this, as well as the <br /> 22 health director. <br /> 23 Chair Jacobs said he had asked the County attorney to have a closed session about <br /> 24 the RENA issue prior to the AOG meeting on November 21St. He said this closed session will <br /> 25 likely take place prior to sending a letter. <br /> 26 Commissioner Dorosin suggested the Board ask the attorney to look at the original <br /> 27 motion he made weeks ago. He said this motion is in the minutes from the Carrboro meeting. <br /> 28 He said perhaps there is some language here that the attorney would be comfortable using. He <br /> 29 said perhaps language can be created to reasonably express the Board's interests while <br /> 30 honoring the attorney's concerns. <br /> 31 Chair Jacobs said he has discussed this, and the attorney has some additional advice <br /> 32 for the Board related to this. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 35 <br /> 36 a. An Orange County Proclamation Honoring the Military Order of the Purple <br /> 37 Heart <br /> 38 The Board considered a proclamation honoring the Military Order of the Purple Heart <br /> 39 and Purple Heart recipients residing in Orange County and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Jesse Torres read the following proclamation: <br /> 42 <br /> 43 A PROCLAMATION HONORING THE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART <br /> 44 <br /> 45 WHEREAS, the Purple Heart is the oldest decoration in present use and was initially created as <br /> 46 the Badge of Military merit by George Washington in 1782; and, <br /> 47 WHEREAS, the Purple Heart was the first American service award or decoration made <br /> 48 available to the common soldier and is specifically awarded to any member of <br /> 49 the United States Armed Services wounded or killed in combat while serving the <br /> 50 United States against opposing armed forces; and, <br />