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testimony will be transcribed and will go to Washington D.C. to become part of the <br /> congressional record for discussion of the new proposed voter rights act. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin congratulated James Davis who was appointed as interim <br /> director of the Housing Human Rights and Community Development Department. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he had an opportunity to make a presentation to the Orange <br /> County/Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce regarding economic development in Orange <br /> County. He said there are a lot of things that are happening. He said the very next day one of <br /> the incubators hosted a tour by the Wallace Center Food Hub. He said there were people <br /> from as far away as Texas. He said the center is already making a profit. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he attended a meeting of the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership <br /> where the director of DSI Comedy was introduced. He said the director talked about how his <br /> company does outreach and team building. Chair Jacobs said he received an email with an <br /> offer to do an outreach for the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> Chair Jacobs asked Jeff Thompson about the status of the Whitted Building, because <br /> many arts groups were interested. <br /> Jeff Thompson said the project is slightly ahead of schedule by about 2 weeks. He <br /> said site work will probably start in about 2 weeks. He said testing and A/V work will be done <br /> in May/June, but it probably won't be ready for the Board's last meeting. He said final work will <br /> be done over the summer to insure that t it will be ready for the first meeting in the fall. He <br /> said a tour is planned in May. <br /> Commissioner Price said she has had requests for tours of the facility. <br /> Jeff Thompson said these can be set up. <br /> 13. Information Items <br /> • March 18, 2014 BOCC Meeting Follow-up Actions List <br /> • Tax Collector's Report— Numerical Analysis <br /> • Tax Collector's Report— Measure of Enforced Collections <br /> • BOCC Chair Letter Regarding Petitions from March 6, 2014 Regular Board Meeting <br /> • BOCC Chair Letter Regarding Petitions from March 18, 2014 Regular Board Meeting <br /> 14. Closed Session - NONE <br /> 15. Adjournment <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> adjourn the meeting at 8:14 p.m. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Barry Jacobs, Chair <br /> Donna Baker <br /> Clerk to the Board <br />