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James presented information about the board membership and composition. Rollin Russell will <br />be moved from an at -large seat to the seat of a Town of Hillsborough representative. Andrea <br />Jones has resigned from the board due to her move to Durham County. A request was submitted <br />to the Clerk of the BOCC asking that the seat vacated by Andrea remain open while the board <br />solicits a person of Hispanic /Latino heritage to apply. This would create greater diversity on the <br />board. The members opted to vote for a new Secretary at the May meeting to replace this office <br />vacated by Andrea. James informed the members that Jilan Li has missed all meetings since her <br />appointment and requested a recommendation regarding her continued membership. Rollin <br />made a motion that Jilan Li be removed from the board if after James's attempt to communicate <br />with Ms. Li proves futile to compel attendance to future meetings. Gerald seconded the motion <br />which passed unanimously. <br />James informed the members of the My Brothers' Keeper initiative and invited the members to <br />participate in the Youth Summit scheduled for Saturday, May 91' at East Chapel Hill H.S. <br />James announced that County Commissioner Barry Jacobs suggested that a plaque bearing all of <br />the Pauli Murray Award honorees be erected in the meeting space at the Whitted Human <br />Services Building. The members expressed agreement with this notion and inquired whether the <br />funding for this project will come from the BOCC. James will follow -up. <br />In observance of Volunteer Appreciation Month, James distributed a gift to all members, <br />courtesy of the Board of County Commissioners. <br />V. Subcommittee Updates <br />Executive Committee: <br />Chair Brunson announced the notion of inviting the immediate past youth Pauli Murray Award <br />honoree to join the HRC as an ex- officio member. Rollin made a motion to implement this idea <br />immediately for the current youth honoree; membership expiring in February after the Pauli <br />Murray Awards. The future youth honoree's membership to commence in March and ending in <br />February. Gerald seconded the motion which passed unanimously. <br />Doris provided an update on the UNC Diversity Awards ceremony, stating that there were <br />several worthy candidates in each category. <br />Recently resigned Andrea Jones submitted an update via email that was not presented during the <br />meeting. A copy of the update will be provided at the May 2015 HRC meeting. <br />Members recommended that James request Dr. Tim Miles and Dr. Emmanuel Kai from the <br />Disability Awareness Council to speak at an upcoming meeting. It was also recommended that <br />Martha Olaya- Crowley, former Executive Director of El Futuro, be requested to make a <br />presentation. <br />James will be attending the annual ADA Symposium on Monday, May 11, 2015. The May <br />meeting has been rescheduled to May 18, 2015 on a motion by Rollin, seconded by Gerald. The <br />motion carried unanimously. <br />Building Integrated Communities (BIC): <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />