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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 />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />I <br />Robin Jacobs, Executive Director of the Eno River Association, thanked the Board of <br />County Commissioners for their continued support and their relationship. She presented the <br />Board with the 2015 calendar, and she expressed thanks for the Commissioner's recent letter in <br />support of the local grant application for the Mountains to Sea Trail Bridge. <br />Chair McKee thanked the Eno River Association for their partnership efforts with the <br />County, and he congratulated them for their most recent land acquisition. <br />Commissioner Dorosin asked John Roberts about the variance requested by Janel <br />Sexton, and he asked if this would go to the Board of Adjustment. <br />John Roberts said if it was applicable, it would be initiated with the planning department, <br />and it would eventually go to the Board of Adjustment if it was appropriate to her property. He <br />said he has talked with Michael Harvey briefly, and at this point he does not feel it would be <br />appropriate for her property. <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <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 Jacobs said art is needed in the Whitted building. He asked about the <br />plan to bring art to the public spaces in the building. He hopes this space can be used as a <br />vehicle to support the arts in Orange County. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br />direct the County Attorney to come back with an explicit policy for when and under what <br />circumstances the BOCC can, might, and cannot require vendors and contractors to pay a <br />living wage. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Commissioner Price said this year the Board has a conflict with the date of the Town of <br />Chapel Hill's salute to Community heroes. She petitioned the Board to have staff express the <br />County's regrets for not being there and to congratulate the winners. <br />Commissioner Price said she would also like to follow up on the Board's plans for <br />honoring volunteer firefighters. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said the plan was to do this at the annual meeting with the <br />firefighters. <br />Commissioner Pelissier said at the Assembly of Governments meeting in 2013 there <br />was a nodding of heads when several elected officials suggested coming up with a <br />collaborative plan for all parties regarding a comprehensive affordable housing system. She <br />said this has fallen through the cracks, and she would like to make a formal petition for the <br />County manager to take a lead on this effort. <br />Commissioner Pelissier requests that the County manager work with the town managers <br />to develop and present an organizational model to be considered for adoption by all the elected <br />boards in the county, to accomplish the following: <br />1. Ensure that all partners work together to develop a comprehensive plan for affordable <br />housing. <br />2. Incorporates addressing the recent petitions of Board of Commissioner members regarding <br />tiny houses and mobile homes. <br />