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3 <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs referred to the informational hand out at the Commissioners’ <br />places about Bayard Rustin, and proposed naming the new detention center for him. He said <br />this is a petition. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said he would like to see more lights in the Hillsborough parking <br />deck. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs spoke to those in attendance for the Settler’s Point item, and said <br />there is an item at the end of this evening’s agenda, under information items, about re-zoning <br />properties on Davis Road on March 8th. He encouraged the audience to attend the public <br />hearing on that date. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said the BOCC has written 2 resolutions on off shore drilling, but <br />he suggested writing a third. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said the Board will be talking about economic development at its <br />retreat on Friday, and he said 10 years ago Economic Development created a strategic plan, <br />which he will email to all of the Board of County Commissioners tomorrow. <br /> Commissioner McKee petitioned to return to having a stand-alone meeting between the <br />BOCC and the Fire Departments. He said to conduct this meeting at the beginning of a work <br />session in the fall. <br /> Chair Dorosin said the Frederick Douglass bicentennial has been rescheduled for this <br />Thursday at United Church on Homestead Road. <br /> Chair Dorosin recognized Bonnie Hammersley, who introduced two new Department <br />Directors: Public Health Department, Quintanna Stewart; and Solid Waste Department, Robert <br />Williams <br /> <br />4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> <br />a. Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board Update Presentation <br />The Board received a brief presentation from representatives of the Orange County <br />Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board and to provide any feedback or questions. <br />ABC General Manager Tony Dubois, and ABC Board Chair Gregg Jarvies made the <br />presentation. <br />Tony Dubois highlighted their impact on the community. He reviewed the updates on <br />their store and locations. He said the ABC Board was just recertified as a Living Wage <br />Employer. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The ABC Board provides an annual update to the Board of Commissioners at the beginning of <br />each calendar year. Gregg Jarvies, Chair of the Orange County Alcoholic Beverage Control <br />(ABC) Board, and Tony Dubois, Orange County ABC Executive Director, will provide a brief <br />presentation on ABC Board activities, operations, and external audit services update, and will <br />also respond to any questions. <br /> <br />Under North Carolina General Statute 18B-701, the ABC Board is required to distribute its <br />entire net income after deducting amounts required for law enforcement and education and <br />retaining proper working capital, to the General Fund of the County, which represents a <br />financial benefit to the County. <br /> <br />The ABC Contribution to the County’s General Fund had been set at $400,000 up through FY <br />2016-17. Based on State-wide benchmarking of other ABC Board’s contribution to their <br />respective governments, the County requested an additional funding of $150,000 for FY 2017- <br />18. The ABC Board approved an increase of $100,000 to the County’s General Fund from