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21 <br /> 1 She said "ban the box" has been revisited as a possibility. <br /> 2 Commissioner Pelissier attended the "Railvolution" conference on transit in Seattle. <br /> 3 She said one of the major things she got out of this was the benefit of the public/ private <br /> 4 partnership. She said there are a lot of possibilities that can be explored. <br /> 5 She said the jail alternatives work group had their first meeting. <br /> 6 Commissioner Price said the "ban the box" discussion also came up at the NACo <br /> 7 conference. <br /> 8 She attended the NCACC Board of Directors meeting. She said a fiscal summary has <br /> 9 been compiled and is available, which shows where Orange County stands in relation to other <br /> 10 Counties in N.C. <br /> 11 Chair Jacobs said he and Commissioner Pelissier are co-chairing the jail alternatives <br /> 12 work group. He said there was an enthusiastic turnout, and the schedule has the group come <br /> 13 back in March with recommendations. <br /> 14 He said there was a lunch meeting with staff, DOT representatives and the mayor and <br /> 15 planning director of Hillsborough. He said there was fruitful conversation about transportation <br /> 16 projects and local concerns. <br /> 17 Chair Jacobs encouraged people to attend the Veteran's Day Breakfast on November <br /> 18 11tH <br /> 19 <br /> 20 13. Information Items <br /> 21 <br /> 22 e October 15, 2013 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List <br /> 23 e Tax Collector's Report— Numerical Analysis <br /> 24 e 2013 NC Legislation Update and Impact on Planning <br /> 25 e BOCC Chair Letter Regarding Petitions from October 15, 2013 Regular Meeting <br /> 26 <br /> 27 14. Closed Session <br /> 28 <br /> 29 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br /> 30 adjourn into closed session at 9:27 pm for the purpose of: <br /> 31 <br /> 32 "To discuss the County's position and to instruct the County Manager and County Attorney on <br /> 33 the negotiating position regarding the terms of a contract to purchase real property," NCGS § <br /> 34 143-318.11(a)(5). <br /> 35 <br /> 36 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 37 <br /> 38 RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION <br /> 39 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to <br /> 40 reconvene into regular session at 9:53 pm. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 43 <br /> 44 15. Adjournment <br /> 45 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to <br /> 46 adjourn the meeting at 9:53pm. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />