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2 <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> <br />Chair Dorosin dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> <br />2. Public Comments <br /> <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />None <br /> <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br />(These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda <br />below.) <br /> <br />3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> Commissioner Burroughs had no comments. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he attended an information session on Highway 54 West <br />project improvements. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said he has a petition, for the Board of County <br />Commissioners’ (BOCC) consideration, about “no idling” in Orange County. He said the topic <br />of drive thrus circles around periodically, and the County should craft a campaign to educate <br />the public about the environmental effects of running cars in drive thrus. He suggested <br />engaging the help of the arts community and schools. <br /> Commissioner Rich referred to the recent snow event, and said she received several <br />calls from residents about the removal of ice and snow from sidewalks. She said she knows <br />the County does not do this, but it should insure the snow is cleared in front of its own buildings, <br />like the Visitor’s Bureau (VB). She said the Town of Carrboro said has a process in place to <br />clear sidewalks, and suggested asking the Town to clear the VB sidewalk in the future. She <br />asked if Bonnie Hammersley would follow up on this. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if staff would provide an update on the General Assembly’s <br />new rules on tiny homes and the zoning laws. <br /> Commissioner Rich said Chapel Hill transit is doing a study to see if their buses are on <br />the best routes, and she asked if the BOCC could receive updates on this study. She asked if <br />Orange County’s opinion on the 420 bus could be added to this study. <br /> Commissioner Price said Beaufort and Durham Counties have passed a resolution on <br />how judicial judges are chosen, and asked Orange County to do the same. She said she and <br />Commissioner Jacobs would work on a draft. <br /> Commissioner Price petitioned staff and the Board of Elections (BOE) to make a <br />concerted effort to inform the public about the upcoming elections, and the procedures and <br />processes by which to vote. <br /> Commissioner Price petitioned the Board to direct staff to provide a report of ways and <br />options for how to abate junkyards. <br /> Commissioner Price referred to the mandate to reduce class sizes in grades K-3, and <br />said she forwarded information to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners <br />(NCACC), with the help of Orange County Schools (OCS) and Chapel Hill-Carrboro City <br />Schools (CHCCS). She said the NCACC will be considering the proposal about class size, and <br />meeting next week to talk about some of the potential impacts of legislation. <br />Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Marcoplos about idling cars and drive <br />thrus.