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2 1 Thank you for your time, I will be brief. 2 1 am here to ask for a change to the most recent "FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY 3 SERVICES AGREEMENT" as outlined in paragraph 19 of the proposed contract. 4 5 We believe the purpose of the contract is to solidify the relationship between the county and the 6 volunteer fire departments. Further, the purpose is to create a clear record of the mutual 7 commitments and encourage the building of relationships and process to service the goals of 8 fire protection, rescue and medical response. 9 10 As officers of the White Cross Fire Department Corporation we performed our due diligence on 11 the finalized contract after we received the final version on November 11tH 12 13 At that time, I expressed some concerns raised earlier in November and contacted our attorney 14 for comment. Our attorney confirmed our concerns were valid (see attached letter). 15 16 The concerns are regarding the asymmetrical nature of paragraph 16. We believe this 17 paragraph is not in the best interests of the citizens, the county or our corporation. We request 18 that that the terms outlined paragraph 16 be revisited and amended to be mutual. 19 20 Robert Ireland said he represented the Human Relations Commission (HRC). He 21 invited the Commissioners to the HRC Forum on Sunday, January 26th to discuss an issue of 22 public concern and involvement. He said this year is the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil 23 Rights Act and that will be the main theme of this public forum. He said the question to be 24 asked is "are we there yet?" He said the HRC has planned a forum and he named the three 25 speakers on the agenda. 26 27 Commissioner McKee said he attended the event last year, and he encouraged all of the 28 Board members to attend. 29 30 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 31 32 3. Petitions by Board Members 33 34 Commissioner Rich noted the purple sheet containing three petitions: 35 She said the first is a petition to allow the Trash Terminators 2.0 to present the project 36 that landed the Trash Terminators 1.0 the National Siemens "We Can Change the World" 37 Challenge Award. She said some of the kids are back, hence the name 2.0. She proposed the 38 presentation for the February 18th meeting in Chapel Hill, and she said their presentation is 5-7 39 minutes long. 40 Commissioner Rich said the next petition is to have a conversation with the Visitor's 41 Bureau about their rent and high administrative fees. She would like to talk about having those 42 fees reduced. 43 She said the final petition is regarding the "ban the box" issue. She has learned that this 44 policy has been in place since 2012, but NACo is unaware of this. She is petitioning the Board 45 to make sure NACo is made aware that Orange County is taking part in this process. 46 Commissioner McKee requested that any transit issues be presented at a meeting 47 where the public can be allowed to speak, rather than at work session. 48 Commissioner Price said last year she had requested information about parking at 49 Fairview Park. She would like an update from staff on this.