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1 <br /> I Attachment 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT <br /> 4 MINUTES <br /> 5 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 6 HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 7 JOINT MEETING <br /> 8 February 27, 2014 <br /> 9 7:00 p.m. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Joint Meeting with the Town of <br /> 12 Hillsborough Commissioners on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., in the Link <br /> 13 Government Services Center, in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Mark <br /> 16 Dorosin, Alice Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 17 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 18 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: James Bryan, Staff Attorney <br /> 19 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Michael Talbert and Assistant County <br /> 20 Managers Clarence Grier and Cheryl Young, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other <br /> 21 staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 22 HILLSBOROUGH COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Mayor Tom Stevens and Kathleen <br /> 23 Ferguson, Commissioners Eric Hallman, Brian Lowen, Evelyn Lloyd, and Jenn Weaver <br /> 24 HILLSBOROUGH COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 25 HILLSBOROUGH STAFF PRESENT: Maragret Hauth, Planning Director <br /> 26 HILLSBOROUGH TOWN STAFF ABSENT: Town Manager Eric Peterson <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Welcome and Opening Remarks <br /> 31 Mayor Stevens said he is glad the Board and the town are able to get together, and it <br /> 32 seems that interaction is good between the two groups of staff. He introduced Hillsborough's <br /> 33 two newest Town Commissioners: Kathleen Ferguson and Jenn Weaver. <br /> 34 Mayor Stevens noted that Town Manager Eric Peterson was unable to attend due to <br /> 35 illness. He said the town is excited about the delivery of the bridges for Riverwalk, and the plan <br /> 36 is to have the ribbon cutting in September. He also invited the Board to attend his State of the <br /> 37 Town address on March 24th at the Orange County Public Library at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 38 Chair Jacobs said he and the Mayor decided to forego formal titles and use first names <br /> 39 at the meeting tonight. He said the Board enjoys having these annual meetings with <br /> 40 Hillsborough, and the practice has spawned annual meetings with the other municipalities in <br /> 41 Orange County. He said it seems that sitting down and talking with people gets more done in <br /> 42 the long run, and it dispels misimpressions. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 1. Transportation <br /> 45 a) Sidewalk Maintenance Related to Implementation of Safe Routes to School <br /> 46 (SRTS) Project <br /> 47 Abigaile Pittman read through the following information from the abstract: <br /> 48 <br /> 49 On November 19, 2013 the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) held a public hearing on <br /> 50 the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Action Plan, which includes recommendations for <br />