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5 Senator Foushee said maybe the redress issue but not the protected classes. Commissioner Dorosin appreciated the Legislators' opposition to this bill on the day this bill passed. Commissioner Dorosin said what else should they as a Board be anticipating from the General Assembly (GA) during this short session. Representative Meyer said he is not sure about the achievements in education issue. Representative lnsko said in general that the GA would like to avoid any controversial issues before the November election. Commissioner Rich said what about the funding of schools. Representative lnsko said the ADM is still down significantly and they need to keep lobbying for an increase. Commissioner Rich said she is going to petition the Board of County Commissioners at tomorrow's night meeting to put forth a resolution in reference to raising the ADM back to the amount that is was in 2008. Representative lnsko said companies want to come to N.C. and they want good public schools. Other Concerns/Comments: Commissioner Pelissier said she is upset about the LMEs and the level of services they provide. She said she had hoped that there would be a way for the counties to have some input. Representative lnsko said she has concerns about that too and she hoped to meet with Board members to talk about what is going on with Cardinal Innovations. She said she would hope complaints would come to the County level instead of Cardinal since the county puts in a significant amount of monies into Cardinal. Commissioner Pelissier asked about the cap of light rail and she said that one of the messages that Go Triangle is putting out is that this will connect three of the largest businesses in N.C. and the cap is a problem. Senator Foushee said this too will be used as a bargaining chip in the Legislature. She said there are some in the Senate that are listening too about feedback on this issue. Representative lnsko said Democrats like them are not in the room where decisions are being made at the State level. Commissioner Jacobs said do the Democrats in the Legislature have access to counties' legislative agendas. Representative lnsko said yes. Representative Meyer said he thinks they will get Item #32 done - Aquatic Weed Control Authority. Discussion ensued. Representative lnsko thanked Commissioner Pelissier for her service on the Board of Commissioners since this will be the last meeting with her as far as a Legislative Breakfast.