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24 <br /> 1 Michael Talbert thanked the Clarence Grier and the Board for their diligence through this <br /> 2 budget season. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5 <br /> 6 c. Proposal to Create an Orange County Child Poverty Council (OCCPC) (8:05-8:20) <br /> 7 The Board considered approving the structure, designating/confirming organizations to <br /> 8 be represented and appointing two Commissioners to the Orange County Child Poverty <br /> 9 Council. <br /> 10 Colleen Bridger introduced this item and asked the Board for approval of the council, <br /> 11 designation of organizations to participate, and selection of two Board of Commissioner <br /> 12 members to serve on this council. <br /> 13 Commissioner Price said she would like to include Orange Congregations in Mission <br /> 14 (OCIM), which is an organization that works with child poverty in northern Orange County. <br /> 15 Commissioner Dorosin said he would like to see 1 or 2 representatives of the community <br /> 16 on this board. He said this would allow direct input from the community that is being served. <br /> 17 Colleen Bridger said this group will be selecting the neighborhoods where intervention <br /> 18 will occur. She said there is no way to know which communities will be chosen. She <br /> 19 anticipates that two neighborhoods will be chosen, and each of these will have a council to <br /> 20 communicate priorities and needs to the larger group. She said this is a planning group for <br /> 21 now, and as it transitions to an implementation group there will be neighborhood participation <br /> 22 and involvement. <br /> 23 Commissioner Dorosin said he would like to be one of the Board of County <br /> 24 Commissioners on this council. <br /> 25 Commissioner Pelissier said she would also like to be on the council. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier, seconded by Commissioner McKee for <br /> 28 the Board to approve the structure; confirm organizations to be represented (proposed list <br /> 29 above and in Attachment 1) with the addition of OCIM; and appoint Commissioner Dorosin and <br /> 30 Commissioner Pelissier to the Orange County Child Poverty Council. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 33 <br /> 34 d. Central and Rural Orange County Five-Year Bus Service Expansion Concepts — <br /> 35 Orange Public Transportation and Triangle Transit <br /> 36 The Board received a presentation of public outreach results and considered BOCC <br /> 37 endorsement of the proposed Triangle Transit and Orange Public Transportation bus service <br /> 38 expansion concepts in central and rural Orange County over the next five years. <br /> 39 Craig Benedict said staff was expecting a joint presentation from Triangle Transit and <br /> 40 OPT staff, but they have not arrived yet. He said tonight's focus will be on the bus program. <br /> 41 He said Triangle Transit will be looking for an endorsement by the Commission, and OPT will <br /> 42 be looking to proceed forward with the general concepts. <br /> 43 Bret Martin reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> 44 <br /> 45 BOCC ITEM 7d <br /> 46 Central and Rural Orange County Five-Year Bus Service Expansion Concepts <br /> 47 June 17, 2014 <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Structure of Presentation <br /> 50 • Triangle Transit— John Tallmadge, Director of Regional Services Development <br />