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2 <br /> 1 John Roberts said legally it is not too late and practically he does not know. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Chair McKee said with the 2001 bond referendum, the Board did not move forward until <br /> 4 the spring prior to the fall election. He said he feels confident that the discussion can continue <br /> 5 in the fall, with plenty of time. <br /> 6 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is significance to the vote passed by the Board <br /> 7 on April 21St <br /> 8 John Roberts said it a vote of intent and is not binding. <br /> 9 Commissioner Burroughs said she had no petitions. <br /> 10 Commissioner Rich announced that today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. <br /> 11 Commissioner Pelissier said she had no petitions. <br /> 12 Commissioner Jacobs congratulated the Carrboro High School Women's soccer team <br /> 13 for winning the State championship. <br /> 14 Commissioner Jacobs said the abstract mentioned an old farmhouse on the Southern <br /> 15 Human Services Center, stating it was demolished. He said Orange County has a Recyclable <br /> 16 and Reuse Materials Ordinance and that the farmhouse was not demolished but deconstructed. <br /> 17 He petitioned the Board to add short reports into the meeting agenda on different projects that <br /> 18 Orange County had done over the years in place of him being the only voice of history for the <br /> 19 Board. He reviewed copies of some reports that he brought with him tonight. He said all of <br /> 20 these are background to many of the Board's current conversations. <br /> 21 Commissioner Price said the National Association of Counties (NACo) has a newer <br /> 22 initiative called "Stepping Up," which seeks to reduce the number of people with mental illness <br /> 23 in their jail. She said she would like to see Orange County adopt such a resolution and she has <br /> 24 a resolution template which she will share with staff. <br /> 25 Commissioner Pelissier asked if staff would modify the resolution template as <br /> 26 necessary to reflect what the County is currently doing in this area. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 29 <br /> 30 a. Proclamation Supporting the Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities <br /> 31 Act (ADA) <br /> 32 The Board considered approving a proclamation affirming the County's commitment to <br /> 33 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and authorized the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br /> 34 Human Relations Commission (HRC) Vice Chair, Gerald Ponder, introduced some <br /> 35 members from the HRC that are here to support his proclamation. He asked others in the <br /> 36 audience who were disable to be recognized. He displayed a Visitor's Bureau access guide to <br /> 37 those sites in Orange County that are ADA compliant and those which are not. <br /> 38 Mr. Ponder read the proclamation: <br /> 39 <br /> 40 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 41 Proclamation Supporting the Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act <br /> 42 <br /> 43 WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission seeks to prevent and eliminate <br /> 44 bias and discrimination, and to promote the equal treatment of all individuals, including persons <br /> 45 with physical, mental and developmental disabilities; and <br /> 46 <br /> 47 WHEREAS, for generations, persons with disabilities were wrongfully denied the ability to <br /> 48 participate in our society, contribute to our economy, or support their families based on their <br /> 49 disability status and therefore were forced to live as second-class citizens being denied those <br /> 50 most basic opportunities; and <br />