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VOTE: UNANIMOUS 12. Board Comments Commissioner Price none Commissioner Gordon said she had some items from the DCHC MPO Transportation Advisory Committee meeting. She said there was a technical correction being made to the Memorandum of Understanding, and this will delay approval for three months. She said there was a report on the human services transportation plan. She said a draft of this report is being released, and the Board will be asked to comment on it. She said a lot of time was spent on Prioritization 3.0. She said the statewide tier gives no local input points at all, and the regional projects only allow local jurisdictions 30 percent of the input. She said there needs to be thought about how to place those local input points to get those few important projects. She said the local level only gives 50 percent to local input, so that will require careful consideration as well. Commissioner McKee said he and Commissioner Pelissier met and had dinner with the president of Morinaga Incorporated of Japan, as well as the president of Morinaga Incorporated out of California and several other people. He said it was a good chance to make a better connection between the company and the County. He said a letter has been drafted, expressing appreciation for their visit. Commissioner Rich said she attended the UNC Black Alumni Reunion on homecoming weekend. She said this has been held in Chapel Hill for the past seven years, thanks to the Business Bureau. She hopes it will continue to be held here. Commissioner Pelissier said she and Chair Jacobs attended the second meeting of the jail alternatives work group. She said there was productive conversation and she expects a good report from consultant Steve Allen. Commissioner Dorosin said the DSS board will be coming forth with a request for more funding, as a result of sequestration, the government shutdown and the flood. He said there is some concern that the board cannot get input from the Commissioners quickly enough to determine what actions to take in emergency situations. He said the chair of the board had discussed setting up an expedited process for emergency situations. He said this will likely be brought to the Board in the near future. He gave an example of the state cutoffs to Work First. Chair Jacobs said he would hope that the chair would immediately go to the County manager to discuss the concern in a situation like this. Chair Jacobs said this Board has made it clear that residents should not suffer because of what higher levels of government are doing. He thanked Commissioner Pelissier for mentioning the jail alternatives meeting. Chair Jacobs said he, Commissioner Price and Commissioner Dorosin attended the Veteran's Day event on November 11. He said the new veterans' services officer seemed very enthusiastic about her job. He said members of the Purple Hearts group were in attendance and expressed appreciation for the Board's recognition. 13. Information Items • November 5, 2013 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List • Tax Collector's Report— Numerical Analysis • Tax Collector's Report— Measure of Enforced Collections • Pay-As-You-Throw Follow-up Memorandum • BOCC Chair Letter Regarding Petitions from November 5, 2013 Regular Board Meeting