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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />White Sheets — PowerPoint printout for item 7 -b - Central and Rural Orange County <br />Five -Year Bus Service Expansion Concepts — Orange Public Transportation and <br />Triangle Transit PowerPoint <br />- White Sheets — Update to Chair Jacob's letter regarding Commissioner and Public <br />Petitions <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Jacobs dispensed with the reading of the Public Charge. <br />2. <br />Public Comments <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda ( <br />Beverly Blythe noted that the Commissioners have a letter before them regarding a <br />request to rename the Central Orange Senior Center to the Jerry Passmore Center. She said <br />she understands that there is a policy regarding the renaming of buildings, and she is asking for <br />a waiver of this policy to allow this change. She said this is important to the board and the <br />community. She asked for a show of support from the audience, and she asked the Board for <br />their help in this matter. She noted the past and present contributions of Jerry Passmore. <br />Dorothy Johnson reviewed a handout regarding the Fairview Community Watch. She <br />said she is requesting a matching grant for the summer monitoring program at Fairview Park. <br />She said the cost of the program is $4,000, and this pays for an adult monitor and a youth <br />assistant for 18 hours per week from June to August. She said these workers oversee activities <br />and monitor for unwanted behavior. She said this program has been in operation for the past <br />two years, and the employees have been well liked and respected Fairview residents. <br />She said there is an urgency to this request, as the goal would be to hire staff to begin <br />in mid -June. She asked for a matching funds grant of $2000. <br />Commissioner Dorosin arrived 7.10 p.m. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Rich to add <br />a closed session to the end of the meeting for the purpose of: <br />"To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of <br />appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer or employee or <br />prospective public officer or employee" NCGS § 143- 318.11(a) (6). <br />below.) <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br />(These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda <br />43 3. Petitions by Board Members <br />44 Commissioner Dorosin said he was recently in a meeting with some housing advocates. <br />45 He said there was a decision by certain private landlords of apartment complexes in Orange <br />46 County to no longer accept section 8 housing vouchers; and as a result, approximately 90 <br />47 voucher holders are facing the possible loss of their housing. He said 43 of those voucher <br />48 holders are still looking for housing alternatives, and 47 have either found housing or turned in <br />49 vouchers and moved out of the County. He requested a report from the Housing and Human <br />50 Relations Commission with a breakdown of how many have surrendered vouchers, as well as <br />