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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 4, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ - q <br />SUBJECT: Additional Items for Orange County's 2006 Legislative A enda <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Public Hearing Notice <br />Draft Resolution on DCHC/CAMPO <br />Joint MPO Transportation Funding <br />Initiatives Task Force Legislative <br />Agenda <br />DCHC/CAMPO .Joint MPO <br />Transportation Funding Initiatives <br />Task Force Legislative Agenda <br />Draft Resolution on Senate Bill 1030 - <br />Electronics Recycling and Job <br />Creation <br />Senate Bill 1030 -Electronics <br />Recycling and Job Creation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Commissioner Steve Halkiotis <br />Commissioner Barry Jacobs <br />PURPOSE: To continue a public hearing from the Board's April 18, 2006 regular meeting for <br />discussion of items for inclusion in Orange County's legislative agenda package for the 2006 <br />North Carolina General Assembly Session and to consider approval of resolutions and any <br />additional materials for presentation to Orange County's legislative delegation and the <br />leadership of the North Carolina General Assembly. <br />BACKGROUND: In past years, the BOCC has reviewed and approved a package of legislative <br />items to pursue for North Carolina General Assembly sessions. For the 2006 General <br />Assembly Session, the County's Legislative Issues Task Force (CITE), led by Chair Barry <br />Jacobs and Vice Chair Steve Halkiotis, developed a set of draft resolutions for public hearing <br />and the Board's consideration. At the Board's March 21, 2006 regular meeting, the Board <br />approved the scheduling of a legislative items public hearing for the BOCC's April 18, 2006 <br />regular meeting. At the April 18 meeting, the Board opened the public hearing and then <br />reviewed and approved a Statement of Principle and 13 resolutions addressing various <br />legislative issues as proposed by the LITF. These items have since been presented to Orange <br />County's legislative delegation and the General Assembly leadership. <br />During discussion at the April 18~h public hearing, several additional items were raised for <br />potential consideration. While moving forward with the approval of the resolutions, the Board <br />elected to keep the public hearing open for further consideration of those other potential items <br />at tonight's meeting. Two draft resolutions are attached -one addressing the Durham-Chapel <br />