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County property, perhaps Southern Human Services Center, Millhouse Road Park property, or the Twin Creeks property. He said he has informed the manager, and some of the recreation staff will be in attendance. He said this is in the beginning stages, and he hoped to have a recommendation by June. Commissioner Jacobs said he wanted to make a clarification regarding an information item in their agenda packet. He said the first item was "Review and consider a request that the County consult with Mebane regarding a proposed Orange/Alamance line change that would place the remaining part of Mill Creek subdivision in Orange County." He said the corollary to this would be "and place the Morrow Mountain community back in Orange County." He said the Board should direct the Manager to make this part of her discussion. Commissioner Price referred to the information item regarding the Town of Hillsborough and Faucette Lane and the process of providing County property to affordable housing. She noted that the Board had asked staff to come up with some sort of protocol for dealing with this for other properties in the future. Commissioner Price said the NC Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) held a strategic planning meeting in Orange County earlier this month at Southern Human Services Center, and it was a tight fit, but it went well. Commissioner Price said this is National Social Workers Month, and she said it is important that the County acknowledge the great staff and employees at the Department of Social Services (DSS). Commissioner Pelissier said there will be a public information session on the Durham- Orange Light Rail proposal on March 18th at the Friday Center. Commissioner Rich noted that she is not in favor of giving the Orange County portion of Mill Creek to Alamance County. Commissioner Rich said she went out on Friday with Commissioner porosin to survey zone 6 for the Family Success Alliance. She said there will be a group discussing this alliance on March 26th at Hargraves. She said surveys will be back on April 1 st, and this information will be presented at Carrboro Elementary. Commissioner porosin said he had a petition that he would like the Board to act on. He had emailed this to the full Board ahead of time, and said time is of the essence. He said there was some legislation passed in the Senate last week, and it is on the way to the House for a vote. He said this legislation will allow certain state officials to avoid having to fulfill statutory obligations to provide marriage licenses to same sex couples. He petitioned the Board to adopt the resolution he had prepared to declare their opposition to this legislation. Commissioner porosin read the following resolution: WHEREAS, Orange County, North Carolina, is a community dedicated to the principles of equality, non-discrimination, and full inclusion and engagement by any resident in the civil rights, benefits and privileges of all residents; and WHEREAS, legal rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals have determined that the denial of equal rights for same-sex residents of North Carolina is unconstitutional, and that those residents have the right to marry; and WHEREAS, in the wake of these rulings, the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, has determined that the state's judicial magistrates, who are bound by their oath of office to "support the Constitution of the United States," cannot deny any same sex couple their constitutional rights to due process and equal protection by refusing such couples the right to marry; and