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3 Commissioner Rich said there is ongoing discussion about sidewalks, and bike and pedestrian paths. She asked if perhaps the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) should consider again Orange County's role in this issue. Commissioner Rich said she would like to know the date of the next NCDOT luncheon, and to secure a date if there is not one already set. She said there are some monies that need to be spent. Commissioner Rich asked if Chair Dorosin would write a letter to GoTriangle to make sure that Orange County is included in communications with Chapel Hill regarding the Gateway property. Commissioner Rich said the Orange Durham Work Group discussed the request to hire as many local people as possible, for any and all jobs created pertaining to the Gateway Project (rail). Commissioner Jacobs said the BOCC met three weeks ago with representatives of GoTriangle, and the Board asked how many local subcontractors have been hired. He said GoTriangle has provided no answer at this time. He said at the Durham Chapel Hill work group, the possibility of providing job training for local residents was discussed. He said to the best of everyone's knowledge, GoTriangle has not communicated with Durham Tech about this. He said if the Chair is going to write a letter, he should include these unanswered questions. Commissioner Rich said the Juvenile Criminal Prevention Council reports numbers are way down, which is encouraging. Commissioner Rich said Orange County Schools (OCS) is doing "Hidden in Plain Sight," which CHCCS has also done. She said a teenage bedroom is staged, and parents are invited to find all the trigger points in the room that may lead to risky behavior. She said 81 things are hidden in the room. Commissioner Rich said there is a medicine drop at Cedar Grove Community Center on October 28, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Commissioner Burroughs said the Board of Health (BOH) is interviewing top candidates for the Health Director position. Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the light rail issue, and said he would like communication to be shared with the County on any station in Orange County, not just the Gateway station. Commissioner Marcoplos said he attended the Transit, Orient and Development presentation and public hearing in Chapel Hill last night. He said it was interesting, and he feels Orange County should be more involved in this process. He asked if Ben Hitchings, Chapel Hill Planning and Development Services Director, would provide an update at an upcoming BOCC meeting. Commissioner Marcoplos attended a Family Success Alliance (FSA) meeting yesterday, and he reported on this meeting. He discussed food insecurity, noting that the national average is 18%, but it is 40% for the children with whom the FSA works. Chair Dorosin said Reverend Nixon is retiring from his present church, and the church has asked if Orange County would write a letter and have a representative to attend. The Board agreed by consensus. Commissioner Price said it was noticed at the TARPO meetings, that different Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO) had different recommendations. She suggested that this topic be discussed further by the BOCC. Chair Dorosin suggested she talk to the MPO representatives first and report back to the BOCC.