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Initiative and other resources provided by the Council of State Governments Justice Center to <br /> convene a diverse team of leaders and decision makers from multiple agencies who are <br /> committed to safely reducing the number of people with mental illnesses in jails, and <br /> 3. That this team will utilize the comprehensive resources available through the Stepping Up <br /> Initiative to develop a plan to reduce the number of people with mental illness in the county jail <br /> for 2016-2020, consistent with the Council of State Governments Justice Center report and <br /> recommendations, to be presented to the Board of Commissioners at its first meeting in <br /> December 2015. <br /> This, the 1 st day of September 2015. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said this resolution was shared with the jail alternatives work <br /> group last week, and it was decided that the third item about the formulation of a team would <br /> be discussed at a future meeting. <br /> Commissioner Rich said Triangle J Council of Governments (TJCOG) should be <br /> included in this discussion, and said this issue was part of their priority listing. She asked if <br /> Commissioner Pelissier would share this resolution with them. <br /> Commissioner Price said she brought this resolution template back from a NCACC <br /> Board of Directors' meeting, and TJCOG Executive Director was part of this meeting and task <br /> force. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Rich, for the <br /> Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached resolution. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> d. Resolution in Opposition To Offshore Exploration, Drilling Activities and Seismic <br /> Blast Activities Off the Coast of North Carolina <br /> The Board considered approving the Resolution in Opposition To Offshore <br /> Exploration, Drilling Activities and Seismic Blast Activities Off the Coast of North Carolina, and <br /> authorizing the Chair to sign the resolution. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin read the resolution: <br /> RES-2015-044 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO OFFSHORE EXPLORATION, DRILLING <br /> ACTIVITIES AND SEISMIC BLAST ACTIVITIES OFF THE COAST OF <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County is committed to being a sound steward of the environment; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County stands with coastal municipalities in their pursuit of prudent <br /> shoreline protection and preservation; and <br /> WHEREAS, seismic air guns firing intense blasts of compressed air are among the loudest <br /> human-made sounds in the ocean; and <br /> WHEREAS, these seismic blasts can occur as frequently as every ten seconds, for days to <br /> weeks at a time and are loud enough to harm marine and aquatic life; and <br />