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2 <br /> 1 Appointments <br /> 2 a. Manager <br /> 3 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner McKee to appoint Michael <br /> 4 Talbert as the County Manager (Interim). <br /> 5 <br /> 6 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7 <br /> 8 b. Clerk to the Board <br /> 9 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Price to appoint Donna <br /> 10 Baker as Clerk to the Board. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 13 <br /> 14 C. County Attorney <br /> 15 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price to appoint John <br /> 16 Roberts as the County Attorney. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 19 <br /> 20 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 21 (See note above regarding additional abstract materials for item 6-g) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 24 The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 2. Public Comments <br /> 27 <br /> 28 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Terry Rekeweg read a statement, included in the agenda packet, regarding the Durham-Orange <br /> 31 Light Rail Project. He noted the recent announcement of a planned, large scale mixed use development in <br /> 32 Chatham County. He feels that transit planning should take this into consideration. He said if this park is <br /> 33 built in Chatham County, it would make sense to tie this park to Research Triangle Park (RTP). <br /> 34 He said it would be great if Pittsboro passengers could transfer in Chapel Hill to a direct ride into <br /> 35 RTP, and he questioned the potential use of a route from Chapel Hill to Downtown Durham to board a bus <br /> 36 into RTP. He said the large investment for the current light rail route is not useful for this commute. He <br /> 37 said light rail that goes directly to RTP would be heavily used and would provide economic benefit to <br /> 38 Orange County from transit passengers passing through. <br /> 39 Terry Rekeweg said the current light rail plan avoids the RTP area. He said he presented a much <br /> 40 more effective plan to the Board months earlier. <br /> 41 He made note of a derailed passenger train in the Bronx, and said this has been attributed to a <br /> 42 restricted speed curve. He said the Durham-Orange Light Rail has many tight curves that would restrict the <br /> 43 speed of the train; however his proposed plan would remove 30 of these restricted speed curves. He said <br /> 44 he is submitting this report to the MPO and to Triangle Transit for the NEPA process. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Robin Jacobs, Executive Director for the Eno River Association said she brought greetings from the <br /> 47 Association. She presented each of the Commissioners with a 2014 calendar. She expressed appreciation <br /> 48 for the partnership and working relationship with the Board on conservation over the years. She referred to <br /> 49 a series of photographs showing recent joint projects. <br /> 50 <br /> 51 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 52 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) <br /> 53 <br /> 54 3. Petitions by Board Members <br />