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35 1 2 A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner McKee to 3 appoint Dr. Domika Baran to a first full term in position #6, At-Large, with an expiration date of 4 9/30/2016; and Dr. Preston Scott Phillips to a first full term in position # 9, Town of Chapel Hill, 5 with an expiration date of 9/30/2016. 6 7 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 8 9 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to 10 appoint Doris Brunson to a first full term in position # 15, At-Large, with an expiration date of 11 6/30/2016. 12 13 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 14 15 12. Board Comments 16 17 Commissioner Price none 18 Commissioner Gordon said she had some items from the DCHC MPO Transportation 19 Advisory Committee meeting. She said there was a technical correction being made to the 20 Memorandum of Understanding, and this will delay approval for three months. 21 She said there was a report on the human services transportation plan. She said a draft 22 of this report is being released, and the Board will be asked to comment on it. 23 She said a lot of time was spent on Prioritization 3.0. She said the statewide tier gives 24 no local input points at all, and the regional projects only allow local jurisdictions 30 percent of 25 the input. She said there needs to be thought about how to place those local input points to get 26 those few important projects. She said the local level only gives 50 percent to local input, so 27 that will require careful consideration as well. 28 Commissioner McKee said he and Commissioner Pelissier met and had dinner with the 29 president of Morinaga Incorporated of Japan, as well as the president of Morinaga Incorporated 30 out of California and several other people. He said it was a good chance to make a better 31 connection between the company and the County. He said a letter has been drafted, 32 expressing appreciation for their visit. 33 Commissioner Rich said she attended the UNC Black Alumni Reunion on homecoming 34 weekend. She said this has been held in Chapel Hill for the past seven years, thanks to the 35 Business Bureau. She hopes it will continue to be held here. 36 Commissioner Pelissier said she and Chair Jacobs attended the second meeting of the 37 jail alternatives work group. She said there was productive conversation and she expects a 38 good report from consultant Steve Allen. 39 Commissioner Dorosin said the DSS board will be coming forth with a request for more 40 funding, as a result of sequestration, the government shutdown and the flood. He said there is 41 some concern that the board cannot get input from the Commissioners quickly enough to 42 determine what actions to take in emergency situations. He said the chair of the board had 43 discussed setting up an expedited process for emergency situations. He said this will likely be 44 brought to the Board in the near future. He gave an example of the state cutoffs to Work First. 45 Chair Jacobs said he would hope that the chair would immediately go to the County 46 manager to discuss the concern in a situation like this. Chair Jacobs said this Board has made 47 it clear that residents should not suffer because of what higher levels of government are doing. 48 He thanked Commissioner Pelissier for mentioning the jail alternatives meeting. 49 Chair Jacobs said he, Commissioner Price and Commissioner Dorosin attended the 50 Veteran's Day event on November 11. He said the new veterans' services officer seemed very