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The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> 2. Public Comments <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Aqenda <br /> Nettie Lassiter lives in Hillsborough. She thanked the Board of County Commissioners <br /> for all of their hard work. She expressed her concerns about the noise impact to her <br /> neighborhood as a result of the chiller situation at the Whitted Building. She said the noise <br /> from the current machine is like a train that never stops, and it goes 24 hours a day. She said <br /> she understands this is supposed to be temporary, but 6 weeks is still a long time for her <br /> neighborhood to be subjected to that noise. <br /> Jenn Weaver lives in the Town of Hillsborough. She is a Town Board member, but she <br /> is here tonight as a citizen. She said the chiller is incredibly loud, and 6 weeks is a very long <br /> time. She said the neighborhood would appreciate it if something could be done. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he forwarded Jenn Weaver's email to Jeff Thompson and Michael <br /> Talbert. He said it has already been 2 weeks, and there are only 4 weeks left. He said staff <br /> will work with the contractor to see if sound baffles can be put up for the remaining month. <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Aqenda <br /> (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda <br /> below.) <br /> 3. Petitions by Board Members <br /> Commissioner Gordon noted that when agendas are posted online you have to <br /> download the whole agenda for one item. She has noticed that the planning department <br /> numbers all of their agenda pages to allow individual pages to be looked at, printed or <br /> downloaded. She would petition that the Commissioners do something similar to this, where <br /> pages are numbered, and also individual items can be selected for viewing without <br /> downloading the whole agenda. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said this is a re-petition to her request on March 6 that a follow <br /> up letter be sent to Chapel Hill and to the Mayor in reference to affordable housing near transit <br /> stops. She said there needs to be a process to ensure follow up. <br /> Chair Jacobs said a letter was sent, and there has been no response. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said the Board members did not get a copy of this. <br /> Chair Jacobs said the letter would be sent again, and a copy will be sent to the <br /> Commissioners. <br /> Donna Baker said she is happy to send the original letter to Mayor Kleinschmidt and <br /> Manager Stancil, with a copy to the Board. <br /> Chair Jacobs said he was at the NCACC agricultural committee meeting last week. He <br /> said there was considerable discussion about solar installations and what a headache these <br /> are for a number of jurisdictions. He said there was discussion that these should not be called <br /> solar farms, as they have nothing to do with agriculture. He asked staff to do some <br /> investigating over the summer regarding other governments' ordinances and the problems that <br /> have been seen. He noted that nothing has any effect on projects currently before the Board, <br /> but subsequent to those projects this information may provide different ways of viewing the <br /> installations. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> a. Voluntary and Enhanced Aqricultural District Desiqnation — Multiple Farms — <br /> Poole, Reddinq, T.W. Parker, McKee, Johnson, Soehner, R. Parker, <br />