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8 acted this way thus far, and he decided to stand down on opposing the language. He said he never expects to get to the point of the situation described in #15. Chair Dorosin said the language in #15 needs to be taken in context with the previous paragraphs, which he read. He said the important parts are the meetings and conferring meetings, which insure there is a process in place, with many opportunities for discussion and consideration of options. He said the way this has been structured and discussed has been misleading. He said this plan has to work for both counties, and it has been implied that all are muscling for position, but that is wrong. He said it has been a collective effort by both counties, and they were able to build consensus around this as a collaborative effort. Commissioner Marcoplos said this is a good time to read paragraph 16, and he said he could not see there being any type of issue with Durham County or GoTriangle other than a financial one. He read paragraph #16 and said this offers is a lot of protection. He said if the federal or state governments decide to pull its funding, then the project is done regardless. Commissioner McKee said this agreement is between human beings, who have a tendency to disagree. He said he sees a lot of things that he cannot identify, which may cause disagreement, and one is that the parties did not want to negotiate the clause from the April 20th meeting. He said the BOCC has a fiduciary responsibility to every resident of Orange County. He said he does not have a clue as to what may or may not cause a disagreement, but without the language that he read before the County is at a disadvantage. He said he is open to mediation, but not arbitration, as arbitration does not allow for an exit strategy. Commissioner Jacobs said the agreement calls for mediation before arbitration. Commissioner Rich called the question. VOTE: Ayes, 2 (Commissioner McKee and Commissioner Price); Nays, 5 (Chair Dorosin, Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Jacobs, Commissioner Marcoplos, Commissioner Burroughs) Motion failed. A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded to Commissioner Price to reject the cost share agreement and the plan associated with it. VOTE: Ayes, 2 (Commissioner McKee and Commissioner Price); Nays, 5 (Chair Dorosin, Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Jacobs, Commissioner Marcoplos, Commissioner Burroughs) Motion failed. A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Durham-Orange Light Rail Cost Share Agreement (Attachment A). Chair Dorosin said there is a meeting and confer clause in the agreement, as well as the creation of an administrative position that will provide oversight and regular updates of the plan, which will allow the BOCC to know before a material change is triggered. He said all involved have worked very hard on this plan, and the best interest of the County has been at the forefront. He commended the Durham BOCC, and said this is a good agreement. He said this is a big project, and as such it was right to scrutinize it carefully. He said the County is at a juncture of regional growth, and bold action is required.