Agenda - 10-18-2016 - 6-a - Minutes

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18 1 • Donna Munson to first full term in Position #5--- "Eno Township" position 2 expiring 09/30/2019. 3 4 VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nays, 1 (Chair McKee) 5 6 A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Price 7 to appoint the following to Orange Unified Transportation Board: 8 9 • Alyson West to a first full term for Position #13--- "At-Large" position expiring 10 09/30/2019. 11 12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 13 14 Commissioner Rich said position number 14 had been for a Board of Health 15 person, however now is simply an "at large" position. 16 Chair McKee said that is correct. 17 Commissioner Rich asked if there is anyone to fill this position. 18 Chair McKee said not at this time. 19 20 12. Board Comments 21 Commissioner Pelissier added to Chair McKee's comments about the Light Rail 22 possibly extending to NCCU. She said this extension would be a 0.6-mile of additional 23 line, and the ridership there would be amongst the highest on the entire line. She said 24 this possible extension grew out of public comments made during the draft 25 environmental impact statement. She said NCCU is very excited about this possibility. 26 Commissioner Price acknowledged Piedmont Electric for the check it recently 27 gave to the New Hope Fire Department. 28 Commissioner Price said that early voting information is available on the County 29 website. 30 Commissioner Burroughs said the County's election office is very efficient. 31 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the school collaboration meeting, and shared 32 some information received about demographics. He said in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City 33 Schools (CHCCS) the percentage of students eligible to free or reduced lunches has 34 increased from 17.6% in 2001 to 31% currently. He said Orange County Schools 35 (OCS) as a district is at 44% free and reduced lunches, with elementary schools at just 36 under 50%. He highlighted a variety of individual schools' statistics. 37 Commissioner Dorosin said CHCCS is on the cusp of becoming a majority non- 38 white school district, and he said it is 50% white as of 2015, compared to 66% white in 39 2001. He said there are 1200 English language learners in CHCCS, 800 of whom are 40 immigrants. He said OCS is 20% Hispanic, and 20% of that group is significant limited 41 English proficiency. He said the need for English-as-a-second-language teachers is 42 significant. He said teacher recruitment proved to be successful, and CHCCS had only 43 6 vacancies on opening day, with 1 being a teaching position. He said OCS reports 12 44 vacancies as of last week, 3 of which were the result of resignations since school 45 opened.