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24 <br /> MBK Orange County Priority Areas <br /> Commissioner Price said MBK was started as a way to pool resources to help the <br /> County's young men of color. She said she can no longer do all the work, and MOY is needed <br /> to carry forward MBK. She said this would provide a way for MBK's to continue to raise funds. <br /> Commissioner McKee commended Commissioner Price for the leadership she has <br /> given up to this point. He asked if staff has been involved in discussions regarding MBK, and <br /> if there is an update. <br /> Atrayus Goode said he has met with several community members, and there is <br /> consensus that MOY would be the best agency to lead this work forward. <br /> Commissioner Price said the Manager and Deputy Manager have been involved in <br /> discussions. She said the Sheriff's department is also very important in this work. <br /> Chair Dorosin clarified that MOY is a 501-c3, and that MBK is an Orange County <br /> initiative, and not a formal entity. He asked if these two groups will be merged. <br /> Atrayus Goode said MOY will coordinate the work and activities of the various <br /> agencies, making MBK more attractive for funding. He said he worked with MBK in Durham, <br /> and organizations like this struggle to thrive within a government agency, and the non-profit <br /> world can move with greater speed. <br /> Chair Dorosin asked if there would be leadership and oversight. <br /> Atrayus Goode said an advisory will be formed, via an application process. <br /> Commissioner Price said MBK was endorsed by the BOCC about a year ago, and there <br /> is information within the Orange County website. She said MOY has risen to the point that it <br /> can take on the MBK mission and carry it forward. She said MBK needs to go to the next <br /> level. She said the names listed in the abstract were at the last meeting, where the <br /> recommendation was made to move to MBK under MOY. She said there is support for MBK <br /> throughout Orange County. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> Carol McKanna said this sounds like a good program. She said she is a proud <br /> conservative, and likes to have language that does not divide residents into different groups. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said since this is not a County organization, the best approach is <br /> for the Board of County Commissioners to consider supporting the recommendation for MOY <br /> to be the lead agency. She said there is no financial request at this time. <br /> John Roberts said he had not looked at this item yet. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if this item is time sensitive. <br /> Commissioner Price said this item has already been held up for a couple of months, <br /> and she wanted to move this forward so MOY can apply for grant funding. <br /> Chair Dorosin asked if it would hurt to defer to the December 13th BOCC meeting, to <br /> allow John Roberts to review the status of the current County initiative. <br /> There was Board consensus to defer this item until the December 13th BOCC meeting. <br /> d. Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit Project — Proposed "Non-Binding" <br /> Memorandum of Understanding <br /> The Board considered approving a proposed "non-binding" memorandum of <br /> understanding with GoTriangle agreeing to cooperate with the municipalities within the County <br /> and to work together to identify potential additional funding mechanisms to directly support the <br /> D-O LRT Project and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> Jeff Mann, GoTriangle General Manager, and Danny Rogers, GoTriangle Project <br /> Director, reviewed the following information: <br />