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21 1 Rock portion of the New Hope Preserve. She said this closure is not necessary, and it will 2 negatively impact the residents of Randolph Road. 3 4 Commissioner Jacobs asked David Stancil to explain the status of this proposal. 5 David Stancil said this issue has been around since the master plan was created. He 6 said the item before the Board tonight is just an interlocal agreement, and it is actually just a 7 pass through. He said the staff has been discussing what to do next in terms of activities and 8 trails for the park, and it was suggested that the Durham Chapel Hill Orange Work group might 9 be the group to work on this. He said this was placed on the agenda for the sole purpose of 10 referring it to the work group, after which it will come back to the Board. He said the master 11 plan does not take a position on the closure of Pickett Road, and in fact it shows both options. 12 He said tonight's action has no bearing on this, but the Board could possibly take action on this 13 when it comes back from the work group. 14 Commissioner Burroughs said when this comes back to the Board she would like to see 15 updated traffic study information. 16 Commissioner Pelissier said she hopes the work group would do this quickly, as it has 17 been around for a long time, and she would like to have it resolved for the sake of the residents. 18 Commissioner Rich asked when this will be referred to the work group. 19 David Stancil said the group meets next week. 20 Commissioner Price said she would like to ask Durham and Orange County Fire chiefs 21 and Emergency Services directors to review this issue and weigh in with their thoughts. 22 Chair McKee said he does not see anything incompatible with a road and a park. He 23 would like to see these comments passed on to the work group for consideration. 24 25 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs to 26 receive the draft interlocal agreement for the construction and operation of the planned Hollow 27 Rock Park and Natural Area— a planned multi-jurisdictional public park located along New 28 Hope Creek and referring the draft interlocal agreement to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Orange 29 County Work Group for consideration at its March 11 meeting before the agreement comes 30 back to the Board at a future meeting for further discussion and action. 31 32 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 33 34 35 7. Regular Agenda 36 37 a. Approval of Broker of Record for Employee Benefits 38 The Board considered approving the recommendation of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. as 39 the County's Broker of Record for Employee Benefit programs, and authorizing the Manager, 40 pending final review by the Human Resources Director and the County Attorney, to sign the 41 contract with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and to further authorize the Manager to sign any 42 amendments or renewals thereto. 43 44 Brenda Bartholomew read the following background information: 45 46 BACKGROUND: Orange County issued a Request for Proposals to obtain the services of a 47 Broker of Record to consult with the County in the management of its employee benefit 48 programs. The purpose of the Request for Proposal (RFP) was to solicit offers from qualified 49 brokers to assist the County with strategically planning, designing and negotiating the best 50 coverage and cost for selective employee benefit programs, which may include but are not