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Commissioner McKee said he will pass this along to Steve Brantley, since he is on this <br /> board. <br /> Commissioner McKee said about 50 years ago he sat in this same spot in the Whitted <br /> Building for his final Junior High piano recital. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he provided landscape materials for Habitat for Humanity <br /> homes in the Rogers Road area. He said he also took an unofficial tour of the Rogers Road <br /> community center and it is close to fruition. <br /> Commissioner McKee said Orange County Schools (OCS) has invited him to serve on <br /> a board to help with their strategic plan and mission statement. He said are about 40 people <br /> invited to participate with this group from all sectors and ethnic groups. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he hopes that the Board would re-invite OCS to use this <br /> Whitted facility. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said she has stepped down from the alternate position with the <br /> Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), since she also serves with Triangle Transit. She <br /> said someone else needs to be appointed to the MPO before Commissioner Gordon retires. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said the Orange-Durham express route, which started on <br /> August 18th, already has an average of 25 riders per day. She also said the new Sunday <br /> service in Chapel Hill had 573 riders. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said the final draft environmental statement for the light rail will <br /> be issued next spring for public comment, but there will also be several public sessions this <br /> fall. She said one of these will be in Orange County on Tuesday, Nov. 18th at the Friday <br /> Center. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier attended the North Carolina Association of County <br /> Commissioners (NCACC) conference. She said she attended a great agricultural session, as <br /> well as a crisis communication session too. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said she attended an Artforce conference in Greensboro today, <br /> which focuses on arts and agriculture to power economic development in rural areas. She <br /> said there were some good ideas that came from that conference regarding the role of <br /> counties in supporting arts and agriculture. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br /> Organization (DCHCMPO) has renamed its policy board the MPO Board. She said there will <br /> be a meeting on September 10th, and she will give an update after that. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said the strategic communications work group has been meeting <br /> over the summer. She said she and Commissioner Rich are serving on this and will have an <br /> update at the September 11 th work session. She said they would like the Board of County <br /> Commissioners' opinion to make sure this is going in the right direction. <br /> Chair Jacobs said the issue of an alternate voting Commissioner for the MPO will be <br /> discussed at the agenda review meeting. <br /> Chair Jacobs referred to Commissioner McKee's comment about re-inviting OCS to use <br /> the Whitted facility. He said this can be discussed at their joint meeting on September 30tn <br /> Chair Jacobs referred to Commissioner porosin's comments about the increased ABC <br /> sales. He noted the Compass Center's report that domestic violence is going up, and he said <br /> alcohol is a key factor in this. He suggested staff gather more information about documented <br /> incidents related to alcohol use, and said money could be targeted to services to address this. <br />