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27 <br /> 1 Chair McKee said this had already been done. <br /> 2 Commissioner Pelissier said she did not realize that the additional questions were <br /> 3 already in place when she and Commissioner Rich spoke. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 12. Board Comments <br /> 6 Commissioner Price said when the Board gets agreements and contracts from other <br /> 7 jurisdictions, she asked if the words ethnicity and color could be added in the section that <br /> 8 relates to the protective classes in these agreements. <br /> 9 Commissioner Jacobs thanked the staff for the report on the usage of pesticides on <br /> 10 County grounds and buildings. He said he would like to see this report referred to the <br /> 11 Commission for the Environment. He said some of the listed pesticides are suspected in the <br /> 12 decline of Monarch Butterflies and the honeybee, and he would like to see a bit more dialogue <br /> 13 on the matter <br /> 14 Commissioner Jacobs read a letter from the Orange County Parks and Recreation <br /> 15 Council (PARC) that was sent to Board, per the potential bond referendum: <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Orange County Parks and Recreation Council <br /> 18 <br /> 19 July 8, 2015 <br /> 20 Earl McKee, Chair <br /> 21 Board of County Commissioners <br /> 22 PO Box 8181 <br /> 23 Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Dear Chair McKee: <br /> 26 <br /> 27 The Orange County Parks and Recreation Council (PRC) unanimously recommends that any <br /> 28 bond referendum planned for 2016 include provisions for funding projects for multiple areas of <br /> 29 county services, and specifically Parks and Recreation. Our recommendation is based on the <br /> 30 following: <br /> 31 1. The recently adopted Parks and Recreation Master Plan is largely meaningless without <br /> 32 funding, which in the past Orange County voters have been willing to approve through <br /> 33 bonds; <br /> 34 2. While funding for schools may be our primary current focus, the quality of life in Orange <br /> 35 County depends on a balanced portfolio of county services, which all need to be <br /> 36 considered in funding strategies. <br /> 37 3. We believe that a multi-target bond would have broader appeal, and therefore more <br /> 38 chance of voter approval, than a bond limited to a single issue. Orange County has a <br /> 39 significant retiree population who benefit from senior services; home-schoolers or <br /> 40 childless households who use parks and recreation facilities; and environmental needs <br /> 41 that concern all of us. <br /> 42 Please consider these factors in developing and approving a bond proposal. <br /> 43 Thank you, <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Neal Bench, Chair <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Cc: PRC; David Stancil, DEAPR Director <br /> 48 Commissioner Pelissier said she wanted to give the Board an update on transit in <br /> 49 Wake County. She said Wake County has been revising their transit plan, and expect to have <br />