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4 1 Commissioner Rich asked what decision is needed in order to endorse My Brother’s 2 Keeper Community Challenge. 3 ChairMcKee said that is what would need to be discussed. 4 Commissioner Price said when she first brought up the issuein January,she thought 5 the Board of County Commissioners’support of the issue was synonymous with endorsement. 6 She said she now understands that to be incorrect. She said she understands that if it 7 becomes a County initiative then she canmove forward to promote the event and get outside 8 funding. She said she is not asking for staff assistance outside of a press release. 9 Chair McKee said he would have aresponseon Thursday. 10 Commissioner Dorosin cautioned following procedure at the expense of the overall goal. 11 He said the BOCC has already voted in favor of the project philosophically and that the project 12 is not asking for any funding; therefore it seems unnecessary to wait two weeks to allow this 13 project to move forward. 14 John Roberts said there is not a problem voting at work sessions other than it goes 15 against the Board’s policy.He said this could berectified by making a motion to set the policy 16 aside and proceeding with the item at hand. 17 18 4.Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 19 a.)Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Update Presentation 20 The Board receiveda brief presentation from Tony DuBois, General Manager of the 21 Orange County Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board and Lisa Stuckey, Chair of the ABC 22 Board. 23 ABC Board Chair Lisa Stuckey thanked the BOCC for allowing herto come and share 24 the ABC annual report. 25 Tony Duboissaid the Orange County ABC Board is a politicalsubdivision of the State of 26 North Carolina. He saidthere is a Board of Directors appointed by the County Commissioners. 27 He said that several Commissioners have served as the ABC Board liaison, with Mia Burroughs 28 currently serving in that position. He said it is very helpful to have a Commissioner involved as it 29 provides insight and guidance and leads to a strong relationship between the ABC Board and 30 the County. He said there is another Board appointment at the end of June. 31 Tony Dubois expressed thanks to the BOCC for their sincere support of the ABC 32 mission: to provideforthe County responsibly by controlling the sale of spirituous liquor, 33 returning profits to law enforcement, alcohol education and the County fund while providing 34 excellent service in customer friendly, modern and efficient stores. He said all members of the 35 ABC Board go through ethics and responsibility training, as required by the state. He said 36 ethical standards are taken very seriously. He said the new office and warehouse havebeen 37 occupied for the past eighteen months,and the old offices were sold with relative ease which 38 was most helpful. He said the old offices had been in use since 1959 and that the new facility is 39 working very well. He said that a new ABC store locationis under construction in Chapel Hill, 40 and islikely to open in July2015. He saidthis project has been delayed due to poor weather 41 and unexpected rock in the soil discovered upon digging. 42 Tony Duboisindicated that the Commissioners were in possessionof the annual report 43 from the State ABC Commission. He said it shows that Orange County consistently ranks in 44 the top ten in revenue within the state. He said the State saw a 4.8 percent rise in revenue while 45 Orange County saw a 5.4 percent during the same period. He said the State also saw a 4.1 46 percent rise in profitability while Orange County had a 9.1 percent rise.He said this is mostly 47 due to the new larger warehouse. He said larger quantities of items can be purchasedwhen on 48 sale and stored at the warehouse. He said there has been great focus on maintaining balance 49 between control, revenue and service. He said that there are strong partnerships between the 50 ABC Board, the police departments and community organizations emphasizing responsible