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She said the center is working on mediation for multi-party civil harassment cases, and <br /> mediators are also being made available to work with magistrates on small claims cases. She <br /> said the center is also collaborating with the Bar Association on a presentation to be used <br /> around the state in explaining mediation to people going through the criminal district court <br /> system. She hopes this will increase the use of mediation as an excellent option for dispute <br /> resolution. <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 3. Petitions by Board Members <br /> Commissioner Gordon read the following petition to the Board: <br /> The Town of Chapel Hill is in the process of developing plans for targeted areas of <br /> town, including Ephesus Church/Fordham Boulevard area, Glen Lennox area, and Obey <br /> Creek. These plans are all proposing significant numbers of new housing units, and some of <br /> them include new approaches to land use planning and zoning, such as form-based zoning. <br /> They also may use development agreements. Please provide the Commissioners with a report <br /> which describes how the planning and zoning methods used for these developments work, <br /> and whether and how they are different from the methods used currently by the Town. Also, <br /> please describe whether and how the proposed developments (whatever planning and zoning <br /> methods are used) will comply with the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) <br /> and how many new housing units are being proposed in each of the targeted areas of town. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin petitioned his fellow colleagues on the Board and noted that <br /> one of their OWASA representatives' terms is ending in June. He said the current board is all <br /> white, and he encouraged the Commissioners to try and find a pool of diverse candidates. <br /> Chair Jacobs requested a report on the status of cable services and Time Warner <br /> Cable in Orange County. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he would like to see a Small Business Loan Pool Report. <br /> Chair Jacobs said there have been some differences in outlook on the projected <br /> population for Orange County when looking at the County's land use projections versus other <br /> entities' projections. He would like staff to come up with a number. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> a. Presentation by Phillips Middle School Trash Terminators 2.0 and <br /> Recognition Resolution <br /> The Board received a presentation by the Phillips Middle School Trash Terminators 2.0 <br /> on recycling and composting initiatives and considered a resolution recognizing the Trash <br /> Terminators for their accomplishments and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> Commissioner Rich introduced Trash Terminators 2.0 and said the group has recently <br /> made several presentations to other governmental entities. <br /> The group presented the following PowerPoint presentation: <br />