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9 <br /> 1 Peter Sandbeck said there is new signage marking voluntary ag district farms, which is <br /> 2 a welcome addition. <br /> 3 Peter Sandbeck said they have worked with the Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) <br /> 4 on what to do with the growing feline population in Orange County, and he said there is a <br /> 5 program being considered called "working cats" that pairs cats needing homes with farms <br /> 6 needing cats. <br /> 7 Peter Sandbeck said an emerging issue, of which the BOCC is aware, is what is a bona <br /> 8 fide farm. He thanked the BOCC for their support on this issue. <br /> 9 Commissioner Jacobs referred to the issue of bona fide farms, and he asked if they <br /> 10 could share their insight with the Board of County Commissioners on this issue. <br /> 11 Commissioner Price asked if there are any comments from farmers about this. <br /> 12 Renee McPherson said the farmers on the board look at the NC definition of a bona fide <br /> 13 farm and try to match that. <br /> 14 Commissioner Price said she would like to hear farmers' feedback on specific definitions <br /> 15 of a bona fide farm. <br /> 16 Renee McPherson said she could provide further information about this. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 • Animal Services Advisory Board: Maureane Hoffman, Chair/Bob Marotto <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Maureane Hoffman said she is new at this, and highlighted some of the most important <br /> 21 issues: <br /> 22 o Unified Animal Ordinance <br /> 23 o Creating Pat Sanford's Animal Welfare Grant <br /> 24 o ASAB and AS will pursue strategic plan to address pet overpopulation, especially <br /> 25 with feral cats <br /> 26 o ASAB serves as a sounding board for residents and the Board of County <br /> 27 Commissioners <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Chair Dorosin said, due to the slower pace of the evening, he will cancel the closed <br /> 30 session scheduled for the end of the meeting. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 • Board of Adjustment: Michael Harvey, Planning Staff <br /> 33 No discussion. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 • Board of Health (BOH): Liska Lackey (Chair) and Interim Health Director Dorothy <br /> 36 Celenti <br /> 37 Liska Lackey said Coby Austin, Policy Director, is in the audience. <br /> 38 Liska Lackey just completed the 4-year community health assessment, with over 1,200 <br /> 39 responses being received. She said the ultimate outcome is three shared priorities that were <br /> 40 identified: 1) Social Determinants of Health; 2) Physical Activity and Nutrition and 3) Mental <br /> 41 Health and Substance Abuse. <br /> 42 Liska Lackey reviewed highlights from the year: <br /> 43 o BOH is reviewing ideas about making birth control available over the counter, <br /> 44 and are proceeding slowly with this. <br /> 45 o The Family Success Alliance (FSA) celebrated its second anniversary, and has a <br /> 46 total of 5 navigators, which allows more families to be served. She said the <br /> 47 kindergarten readiness program has been evaluated and determined to be an <br /> 48 effective intervention. <br /> 49 o Implemented an initiative to increase racial equity training among staff. <br /> 50 o The BOH is a founding partner of No Kid Hungry NC, and are partnering with <br />