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Bret Martin said he would agree that the language is not clear. He said the way he reads it is that, "a quorum of the MPO Board shall consist of a majority of the voting members whose votes together represent a majority of the possible weighted votes identified in the weighted vote schedule below." He said the sentence is being modified in such a way that what really matters is the weighted votes; but it is true that if only Durham and Durham County are there, a quorum would exist. Commissioner Gordon said one way to fix it is to make it specific that the quorum is 6 people and those 6 people need to represent the weighted vote. Commissioner Price said her concern is the representation. She said she would like to see some language indicating the need to have more than two governments present. Commissioner Rich asked if each of the boards is voting on the same language. Bret Martin said yes. Commissioner Rich asked if any of the other boards have voted on this yet. Bret Martin said the Town of Hillsborough has approved it, and Chatham County has denied it. Commissioner Rich asked if this language will have to go back to all of the other boards if it is changed. Bret Martin said yes. He said there is a moderate chance that this will have to go back anyway, after the other governing bodies review it. Chair Jacobs suggested the delegates bring it back to their MPO meeting and share the Board of County Commissioners' concerns. He suggested the delegates recommend changes to go back to all of the other boards again for review and approval. Commissioner Gordon said she talked with Ellen Beckmen, a member of MPO staff, today. She said this item is out for discussion, and Chatham County has denied it. She suggested that the wording she specified above should be added. Commissioner Gordon also reviewed the technical items outlined in the memo below: 6-i - DCHC MPO Revisions to MOU There are minor edits that I would suggest for clarity. What would be the best way to handle these edits, if the BOCC chose to incorporate them? I will refer to Attachment 5, since this is the draft with line numbers. Page 1 of MOU (p. 31 of the BOCC agenda) - Line 42 Spell out TIP so that the line reads: ...and Transportation Improvement Programs (TIPs). It is customary to spell out the full name before using an abbreviation. Page 2 of MOU (p. 32 of agenda) - Line 17 Spell out MPO so that it reads: Each Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)... Page 3 of MOU (p. 33 of agenda) - Line 39 Add "policy" before "boards" so that it reads: ...include the policy boards of general purpose local government... The reason for this change is to clarify the reference to "policy boards" in paragraph 9 of the MOU (Line 32 on p. 4 of the MOU and p. 34 of the agenda.)