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0 Commissioner Jacobs said that part of the mediation is to figure out who should be at the table. He suggested letting the process run its course and see what happens. Regarding the issue of who is on the Board of Directors, he suggested reserving a couple of places for public members. Mayor Stevens volunteered to participate as a customer. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the selection of vendors, the first bullet, and asked why it said to give preference to "local farmers" and not "Orange County farmers." Fletcher Barber said that, in most cases, other localities are saying 70 miles out, etc. At first, Orange County's said 50 miles out. The intent was to get some diversity and not put a limitation by just saying "Orange County". Commissioner Jacobs said that it is just a preference and not exclusionary. He would like to give the preference to Orange County farmers. If there is a need that is not being met by Orange County vendors, then vendors can come from elsewhere. Chair Carey agreed and said that the comments imply that there may be several different models for selecting who is going to run the facility. He wants it to be clear. Chair Carey made reference to the first bullet and including artisans and bakers, if allowed. He thinks that it would be a mistake not to include artisans and bakers. Also, the third bullet says, "possibly arts and crafts and baked goods." He asked that this language be taken out because he does not want to consider not allowing artisans and bakers. Also, when the Public Market House is not being used for the farmers market, he would like it to be available for other public uses. He wants to be clear about this. Commissioner Gordon said that she agrees with Chair Carey's comments that the rationale behind the market house is that it would be used by others when the farmers `s market is not being held. She said that these are draft guidelines. Chair Carey said that staff could take comments and come back to the Board with more detail in a similar format. Fletcher Barber said that both groups have been asking if the mediation is to be done by Andy Sachs or if the groups can recommend others. Chair Carey said that the County has a lot of experience with Andy Sachs. It might prolong the process if it were opened up for discussion. Commissioner Jacobs suggested a second sentence on page 3: "This is a multi-use facility that will have specific guidelines for use as a farmers market." Chair Carey asked if the Board agreed with having the Dispute Settlement Center as the mediator and all agreed. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to direct staff to share these draft guidelines with all the various interests, including the two groups interested in maintaining the traditional Hillsborough farmers market in the new Public Market House, to gain their insight and perspective; direct staff to extend in writing the County's offer to assist with mediation of the differences between the various interests, with the County paying 50% of the costs for mediation for up to 10 hours of mediation preparation and actual meeting time; and request that all mediation efforts be completed by the end of the 2007 calendar year and that a set'of final draft guidelines be brought back to the Board at the first regular Board meeting on January 15, 2008 for additional review and approval; with the changes as stated above -addition of second sentence on page 3 and elimination of the qualifying statements about artisans and bakers. VOTE: UNANIMOUS c. Orange County Partnership for Young Children Garden Project Grant The Board considered a grant from the Orange County Partnership for Young Children for the N. C. Cooperative Extension to assist in developing community gardens for children and families in Orange County and authorize the Chair to sign. Executive Director of Orange County Partnership for Young Children Michelle Rivest asked the Board for support of a contract between the organization and Cooperative Extension