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8 <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> calls on the NC General Assembly to pass into law a bill to ratify the Equal Rights <br /> Amendment to the United States Constitution as proposed by Congress on March 22, 1972. <br /> This, the 15th day of November 2016. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> approve the Resolution in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> NONE <br /> 6. Consent Agenda <br /> • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 6-b, 6-d, by Commissioner Price and 6-e by Commissioner Jacobs <br /> • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to <br /> approve the remaining items on the consent agenda. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> Commissioner Price asked if item 6-d could be addressed first as there was one person <br /> in the audience to speak on this item. <br /> 6d: Adoption of the Accessible Icon Project in Orange County <br /> The Board considered approving the implementation of the new wheelchair Accessible Icon <br /> Project for Orange County. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> Rollin Russell is here representing the Human Relations Commission (HRC), and he <br /> thanked the Board for doing an assessment of the accessibility of all County properties. He <br /> said the HRC is asking the Board to adopt the new icon for handicapped spaces and disability <br /> services. He said where it is possible for the County to use the new icon, he hoped that the <br /> County would. He said the cities of New Bern and Durham have already adopted this icon, <br /> and the Board has a brochure at its places. He invited the Board to attend the Human <br /> Relations Forum on Sunday, January 29th <br /> Commissioner Rich asked him if he could provide this information to the new <br /> Community Relations Director to advertise this forum. <br /> Commissioner Price asked Bonnie Hammersley if the County will be re-painting parking <br /> spaces. <br />