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15 1 interested in looking at ways to do something different with at least some portions of that land. 2 Commissioner Jacobs said he agrees with most of what has been said. He particularly 3 supports Commissioner Dorosin's thoughts regarding manufactured housing. He said the 4 Board has talked about land banking for awhile, to create community opportunities and 5 alternative options for people at the mercy of mobile home park operators. 6 Commissioner Jacobs said the plan also talks about continued dialogue with the 7 university regarding issues that affect affordable rental opportunities in the area. He suggests 8 taking this a step further, and he would like an update from the manager at a future meeting 9 regarding this partnership. 10 Chair McKee said manufactured housing, and particularly modular homes, do provide 11 opportunities for affordable housing, especially if you own the land. 12 Chair McKee asked Hudson Vaughn to contact the manager's office with the name of 13 the person he mentioned in his earlier comments. 14 15 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to 16 close the public hearing. 17 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 19 20 d. Orange County's Proposed 2015 Legislative Agenda 21 The Board considered 1) conducting a public hearing on Orange County's potential 22 legislative items for the 2015 North Carolina General Assembly Session; 2) closing the public 23 hearing and reviewing and discussing the Legislative Issues Work Group's (LIWG) proposed 24 2015 legislative package and any other potential items for inclusion in Orange County's 25 legislative agenda package for the 2015 North Carolina General Assembly Session; 3) 26 approving the proposed legislative matters resolution on Statewide Issues; and 4) identifying 27 three to five specific items from the entire package to highlight for priority discussion at the 28 March 23, 2015 meeting with Orange County's legislative delegation. 29 Greg Wilder gave some background information. He noted that Commissioner Rich and 30 Commissioner Pelissier were the two Commissioners who served on the Legislative Issues 31 Work Group. He said the proposals from the work group are listed on attachment 2 of the 32 abstract. 33 Commissioner Pelissier highlighted Items 18 and 19 on page 11 of attachment 2, which 34 were added after suggestions and petitions from Board members and the public. These items 35 read as follows: 36 37 18) Sales Tax Distribution Formula —Support legislation directing that all sales tax be 38 distributed on a per capita basis; and 39 19) Classification of Flavored Alcoholic Beverages (Alcopops) —Support legislation to 40 properly classify flavored alcoholic beverages (Alcopops) as distilled spirits rather than malt 41 beverages. 42 43 PUBLIC COMMENT: 44 Terry Snow resides in Hillsborough and is a registered engineer. He said a safe and 45 efficient transportation system is vital to a vibrant economy in N.C. He said Orange County has 46 taken a proactive position to change general statute 153A-331, which will allow the flexibility to 47 transfer funds to NCDOT and the municipalities for transportation projects. He said this 48 flexibility will aid in timely planning, design, and construction of roadways. He said this change 49 is good for Orange County and N.C. 50 Del Burns referred to a letter the Board received from Orange County School Board