Agenda - 06-21-2016 - 5-a - Minutes

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26 1 that legislative authority. He said only these two boards that have that authority and other 2 boards are not permitted to do so. 3 4 e. Durham Technical Community College Board of Trustees 5 The Board considered making an appointment to the Durham Technical Community 6 College Board of Trustees. 7 8 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Rich to 9 appoint Lee Storrow to the Durham Technical Community College Board of Trustees at the 10 BOCC Appointee with a term expiring June 30, 2019. 11 12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 13 14 f. Hillsborough Board of Adjustment—Appointment 15 The Board considered making an appointment to the Hillsborough Board of Adjustment. 16 17 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded Commissioner Dorosin to 18 appoint the following to the Hillsborough Board of Adjustment: 19 20 • Appointment to a partial term (Position #1) "ETJ County Alternate" representative for 21 Rob Bray expiring 06/30/2017. 22 23 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 24 25 12. Board Comments 26 Commissioner Burroughs had no comments. 27 Commissioner Jacobs said there will be an update on the light rail tomorrow at the MPO, 28 and he may find out the status of the Hillsborough Train Station. He said the cap placed on the 29 light rail reportedly also affects the train station, as it caps commuter rail. He said he will let the 30 Board of County Commissioners know the outcome. 31 John Roberts said the cap is not law yet and it will be on the House floor tomorrow. He 32 said he does not expect the issue to be resolved tomorrow. He said the cap does not restrict 33 the train station until, and if, it is passed. 34 Commissioner Dorosin had no comments. 35 Commissioner Price reiterated that the grand opening of Cedar Grove Community 36 Center will take place on June 18tH 37 Commissioner Rich said the Visitors Bureau and hotels are reporting lost revenue 38 because of HB2. 39 Commissioner Rich said she and Commissioner Jacobs attended the Farm to Fork 40 event, and it was a great event where most everything was composted. She commended the 41 Solid Waste Department for this impressive effort. She said she and Commissioner Jacobs 42 were talking about how to make this event more accessible to the public. 43 Commissioner Pelissier said she participated in the Direct Care Workers Recognition 44 Ceremony, which was a positive event. 45 Commissioner Pelissier said she attended a joint public hearing between Go Triangle 46 and Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO), regarding the proposed Wake 47 County transit plan. She said the overwhelming response was positive. She said CAMPO, 48 Wake County, Go Triangle, and the Wake County BOCC have adopted the transit plan. She 49 said Wake County approved a half-cent sales tax to be put on the ballot this fall. She said all of 50 these updates are very exciting.