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2 <br /> 1 Commissioner Jacobs said there was a meeting today between the County, the Town of <br /> 2 Chapel Hill, and GoTriangle on the Orange County transit plan, which focuses mostly on bus <br /> 3 service. He said he hopes to get back some suggestions about the implementation plan, <br /> 4 including updates. <br /> 5 Commissioner Jacobs represented Orange County at a meeting last week on Lake <br /> 6 Jordan watershed, and Pam Hemminger invited him and other elected officials. He said there <br /> 7 may be a possibility for this group to do something without the state. <br /> 8 Commissioner Jacobs found one good thing proposed by the President, which is raising <br /> 9 the federal gasoline tax by $0.07 for better infrastructure. <br /> 10 Commissioner Burroughs had no comments. <br /> 11 Commissioner Rich said there is a resolution in front of the Board from the State of <br /> 12 Maine, regarding Medicaid expansion. <br /> 13 Commissioner Rich said there was a follow up meeting at the VB (Visitors Bureau) to try <br /> 14 and find some more demand generators for Orange County. She said the discussion focused <br /> 15 on club sports. <br /> 16 Commissioner Marcoplos said there is a copy of the North Carolina Clean Path 2025 at <br /> 17 their places, which lays out a plan to generate half of their power from renewables with battery <br /> 18 backup by 2025. <br /> 19 Commissioner Price thanked staff at Soil and Water Conservation Department for the <br /> 20 breakfast. <br /> 21 Commissioner Price attended the two-day Human Trafficking Symposium, and she <br /> 22 advocated support of law enforcement and social services in this area. <br /> 23 Commissioner Price said she sent out the GAP funding information to a few farmers, <br /> 24 and received one response that this process may not be totally farmer friendly. She asked if <br /> 25 staff would look at this issue, and speak to some farmers to see how the process could be <br /> 26 improved. <br /> 27 Commissioner McKee had no comments. <br /> 28 Chair Dorosin said he forwarded an email to the Board that he received from a group of <br /> 29 attorneys who are getting involved in litigation in suing pharmaceutical companies over opioid <br /> 30 distribution. He said this group has asked to be able to make a presentation to the Orange <br /> 31 County Board of County Commissioners. <br /> 32 John Roberts said he attended a meeting last week where these groups made their <br /> 33 presentations, and there are two different groups: one suing marketers and distributors, and <br /> 34 one is suing manufacturers. He said there are two different causes of actions, with different <br /> 35 claims, and different legal grounds. He said he is gathering information from the Department of <br /> 36 Social Services (DSS), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Sheriff's office and the <br /> 37 impacts to Orange County. He said the attorney that has been contacting Orange County has <br /> 38 an affective process, and it is worth hearing the presentation. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 The Board agreed to hear this presentation. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Commissioner Price said one of the issues of note, is whether this becomes a class <br /> 43 action suit; and if this case is similar to the tobacco pay out, it could lead to some damage to <br /> 44 certain areas, which should be avoided if possible. <br /> 45 Chair Dorosin said he will work with John Roberts. <br /> 46 Commissioner Jacobs said to place a time limit on the length of the presentation. <br /> 47 Chair Dorosin said he sent an email to the Board of County Commissioners about an <br /> 48 article in the News & Observer. He said the Board's peers in Montgomery County are dealing <br /> 49 with a volunteer department that displays the confederate flag, and he would like to send a <br />