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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT <br /> 6 RIGMOR HOUSE R <br /> 7 January 27, 2017 <br /> 8 9:00 a.m. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for their annual Board retreat on Friday, <br /> 11 January 27, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. at the Rigmor House in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Mark Dorosin and Commissioners Mia <br /> 14 Burroughs, Barry Jacobs, Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 16 COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 18 Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker. <br /> 19 FACILITATOR: Andy Sachs, Dispute Settlement Center <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Department Heads: Gayle Wilson, Janice Tyler, Dave Stancil, Steve Brantley, Craig Benedict, <br /> 23 Jeff Thompson, Jim Northup, Brenda Bartholomew, Gary Donaldson, Theo Letman, Tracy <br /> 24 Reams, Janet Sparks, Dinah Jeffries, Bob Marotto, Carl Maytac, Greg Wilder <br /> 25 Others: Brennan Bouma, Alicia Jones (Housing), Kirby Sanders (ES), Lee Worsley (TJCOG) <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Observers - Members of the public and news media. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Convene <br /> 31 Chair Dorosin welcomed the attendees. He said the retreat is an opportunity for conversation <br /> 32 and dialogue beyond what occurs during formal Board meetings. <br /> 33 Chair Dorosin reminded the group of these collaborative principles to guide the day, as well as <br /> 34 future Board meetings: <br /> 35 • Be open to disagreement <br /> 36 • Be committed to sharing relevant information <br /> 37 • Do not surprise each other <br /> 38 • Be honest <br /> 39 • Seek truth through the synthesis of all participants' contributions. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Chair Dorosin invited all to provide him with feedback and criticism — call or email him at any <br /> 42 time-- so that he can learn to be more effective in this work. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 The facilitator acknowledged this year's retreat planning committee (Commissioners Jacobs, <br /> 45 McKee, and Price), which developed the retreat Desired Outcomes, Agenda, and Ground <br /> 46 Rules. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Commissioner Jacobs said that a key component of the County's resilience is the notion of <br /> 49 being sustainable in all things. Commissioner Price said that the first of the two retreat's <br /> 1 <br />