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4 <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda <br /> below.) <br /> 3. Announcements and Petitions by Board Members <br /> Commissioner Pelissier had no announcements or petitions. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked the Manager if documentation for agenda items could be <br /> placed behind the abstract to review before the meeting, whether it is a work session or regular <br /> meeting. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said he would like to have a policy requiring advisory boards to <br /> have meetings in rooms large enough to accommodate the public. <br /> Commissioner Rich met with Dan May from the Arts Center and discussed more <br /> collaboration between the art commissions. She asked if an update could be provided <br /> regarding progress on this matter in the coming months. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said in the past the County has made ad hoc efforts to buy or <br /> hire locally for County related contracting or business. He said given the conversation recently <br /> about asking contractors to pay a living wage, etc., he would like a formalized policy for a local <br /> purchasing priority. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said this has been brought up before in an ad hoc way, and <br /> putting it in writing is overdue. <br /> Commissioner Rich said there has been a resolution regarding food for events and <br /> expressed support for this petition. <br /> Commissioner Price said Indigenous People's Day is on Monday, October 10, and the <br /> Town of Chapel Hill has some activities planned. <br /> Commissioner Price said she attended an exciting workshop today about Smart Cities, <br /> and there is an opportunity for cities and counties to get assistance to look at opportunities for <br /> data and analytics. She said she will share this information with the Manager to research. <br /> Commissioner Burroughs had no announcements or petitions. <br /> Chair McKee asked if a discussion item to remove imminent domain, as related to the <br /> Mountain to Sea Trail (MTS), could be brought back to the Board. <br /> Chair McKee said the travel policy that the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) <br /> approved does not align with the one that the ABC Board has written, and he asked for the ABC <br /> Board policy to be brought back at the next regular BOCC meeting for further discussion. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> None <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> a. School Impact Fee Updates <br /> The Board considered: 1. Conducting a public hearing on potential updates to current <br /> school impact fee levels and amendments to the General Code of Ordinances — Educational <br /> Facilities Impact Fees; 2. Discussing the topic as desired; 3. Closing the public hearing; 4. <br /> Directing the consultant, TischlerBise, to finalize the draft school impact fee studies; and 5. <br /> Directing staff to bring back amendments to the Code of General Ordinances— Educational <br /> Facilities Impact Fees for adoption consideration on October 18, 2016. <br /> BACKGROUND: On September 6, 2016 the Board of County Commissioners received draft <br /> school impact fee studies for both school districts that had been completed by TischlerBise, a <br /> consulting firm retained by the County. School impact fees are fees charged to help defray the <br />