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2 Commissioner Price said she had a Village Circle meeting in Efland, and a question was raised regarding the status of the Efland Village project along the highway 70 corridor. Commissioner Price said she would like to reinforce Commissioner Marcoplos' previously made petition regarding the streamlining of the County's permitting and inspections processes. Commissioner Price said the Orange County representatives on the Northern Transition Area Advisory Committee (NTAAC) have inquired whether the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will have advisory board representatives meet and report back to the BOCC this year, as in the past. She said if this is going happen the NTAAC would like to know on what date this will occur. She said NTAAC has been reviewing proposals regarding development on old highway 86, and is seeking an update on any communication the County has had with the Town of Carrboro regarding this topic. Chair Dorosin said staff can review the BOCC meeting calendar and provide this information. Commissioner Rich petitioned to move Board comments up on the agenda, to be combined with petitions. Commissioner Rich said she had some questions about the Town of Mebane and its growth, and how it would affect the OCS system. She said it is important for everyone to be on the same page. She said she received an estimate from Planning Director, Craig Benedict, of an additional growth of 950 students in the next 20 years, and said if OCS does not already have these numbers, they should be passed along. Commissioner Rich said she attended the Family Success Alliance's anti-bullying seminar. She said there will be a hotline for people to call about bullying, and she would like more detailed information that can be passed along to the public. Commissioner Burroughs had no petitions or announcements. Commissioner Marcoplos said he took a tour of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) as part of his orientation program, and he toured the large storage area, where he noted the EMS forklift was broken. He said EMS had not budgeted for this, and he asked if the County could get a new forklift for EMS. Commissioner Marcoplos said he attended the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce breakfast this morning, and the topic of HB2 came up and its impact on tourism. He said Orange County passed resolutions last year against HB2, but with the economic impact that has occurred, he petitioned a focused resolution be sent to the legislature citing the damage to Orange County. Commissioner McKee said two meetings ago, the Board spoke about land uses in the Hillsborough Economic Development District, and he had asked about a clarification as to whether this delay would affect the Town of Hillsborough's agreement to provide water and sewer. He asked if management could bring back a timeline. John Roberts said Craig Benedict has a draft of the interlocal agreement with Hillsborough. He said as soon as he reviews it he would send it over to Hillsborough. Commissioner McKee petitioned the Board again about a public private partnership to move the utilities process forward. He asked if this could be added to a work session. Commissioner McKee said his final petition pertains to the Board election districts. He said Chair Dorosin presented this topic in April 2016, and the Board should discuss moving to a district elect style of representation in an upcoming spring work session. Chair Dorosin said this issue is tentatively scheduled for a March work session. 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations