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2 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 4 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda <br /> 5 below.) <br /> 6 <br /> 7 3. Announcements and Petitions by Board Members <br /> 8 Commissioner Pelissier petitioned the Board to add an additional member-at-large <br /> 9 position to the Board. <br /> 10 Commissioner Jacobs had no petitions. <br /> 11 Commissioner Rich said the Orange Durham Chapel Hill Work Group met last week and <br /> 12 heard a presentation from the Durham Planning Board regarding the preservation of 15% of <br /> 13 affordable housing around the light rail stations. She asked if the manager could get this <br /> 14 information to share with the Board and suggested the Board should start talking with their <br /> 15 partners about implementing this plan in Orange County. <br /> 16 Commissioner Rich said, at the same meeting, there was discussion about preserving <br /> 17 the old general store at Hollow Rock. She said there is an effort to raise $25,000 to move the <br /> 18 general store across the street, in order to turn it into a museum about the area. She asked if <br /> 19 this information could be obtained, and put on the website <br /> 20 Commissioner Rich said she and Commissioner Pelissier talked about Air BnBs and <br /> 21 reported that Orange County should be getting their first taxes from these establishments soon. <br /> 22 Commissioner Dorosin said he is the Board representative to the Small Loan Program, <br /> 23 which has been a very successful program, and very aggressive in making more loans. He said <br /> 24 he previously raised the idea about creating a sticker that commercial businesses can put in <br /> 25 their windows acknowledging that they are a recipient of a loan. He said this would be a visible <br /> 26 way to highlight the resource. He said the Committee seemed to embrace this idea. <br /> 27 Commissioner Price said yesterday the Town of Hillsborough approved Indigenous <br /> 28 Peoples Day, and as such, all three municipalities have adopted it. She petitioned the Board to <br /> 29 also recognize the second day in October as Indigenous Peoples Day. She requested that this <br /> 30 petition be approved at the Board meeting in Hillsborough in January, with Tribal Chiefs, and <br /> 31 other stakeholders, being invited to attend. <br /> 32 Chair McKee said this is the second resolution the Board has received on this, and he <br /> 33 will refer it to the agenda review team requesting a timely turn around. <br /> 34 Commissioner Burroughs had no petitions. <br /> 35 Chair McKee said he received an email today from the Humans Relations Commission <br /> 36 (HRC) about the possibility of bringing a resolution forward regarding Syrian refugees. He said <br /> 37 this will be discussed as quickly as possible. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 40 <br /> 41 a. Presentation of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FYE 6/30/2015 <br /> 42 The Board received the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)for the fiscal <br /> 43 year ended June 30, 2015. <br /> 44 Gary Donaldson, Orange County Chief Financial Officer, acknowledged the Finance <br /> 45 team that worked on the CAFR report and noted that they were awarded the Certificate of <br /> 46 Achievement for Excellence Financial Reporting. <br /> 47 Gary Donaldson reviewed the following background information: <br /> 48 <br /> 49 BACKGROUND: The CAFR reports on all financial activity of the County for the fiscal year July <br />