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1 <br /> <br /> Attachment 1 1 <br /> 2 <br />DRAFT MINUTES 3 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 4 <br />HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 5 <br />JOINT MEETING 6 <br />February 22, 2018 7 <br />7:00 p.m. 8 <br /> 9 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Joint Meeting with the Town of 10 <br />Hillsborough Commissioners on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., in the Whitted 11 <br />Building, in Hillsborough, North Carolina. 12 <br /> 13 <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, 14 <br />Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee, Renee Price, and Penny Rich 15 <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Barry Jacobs 16 <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: James Bryan 17 <br />TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH COMMISSIONERS/STAFF: Mayor Tom Stevens, Town 18 <br />Commissioners Mark Bell, Evelyn Lloyd, Kathleen Ferguson, Jenn Weaver, and Town Manager 19 <br />Eric Peterson 20 <br />TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Brian Lowen 21 <br /> 22 <br />Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Welcome and Opening Remarks 25 <br /> Chair Dorosin welcomed everyone to the meeting, and said he hopes the evening will 26 <br />flow much like a work session, with open and productive dialogue. 27 <br /> Mayor Stevens said Hillsborough’s expectation is to have a good conversation as well. 28 <br />He said, from Hillsborough’s perspective, the larger context for the evening is: 1.) a sense of 29 <br />place: the wonderful town that Hillsborough is, and wanting all residents to feel that they are in 30 <br />“town” no matter where they live; 2.) a sense of stress: there has been a lot of growth and 31 <br />change in Hillsborough in recent years, despite it being a very small town, with a small staff. 32 <br />Sometimes the growth and ideas can strike a sense of terror due to the size of the staff, and 33 <br />financial limits of the Town, and it is wise to consolidate and think creatively whenever possible; 34 <br />3.) a sense of appreciation: for both the Town and County staff , who do such tremendous work. 35 <br />Chair Dorosin said it is an opportune time for the two boards to converse. 36 <br /> 37 <br />1. Opportunities for Collaboration 38 <br />a) Museum 39 <br /> 40 <br />Margaret Hauth, Hillsborough Assistant Town Manager, reviewed the following 41 <br />information: 42 <br /> 43 <br />Museum Background: 44 <br />The Town has an interest in assisting the Orange County Historical Museum to find a new 45 <br />home. This is in part to find a more appropriate owner of this historic building and in part to help 46 <br />the museum reach a broader audience with an easier-to-access site. The County has office 47 <br />rearrangements on the horizon that might make a desirable space available in a year to 18 48 <br />months. An arrangement like the one between the Alliance and the County for the Visitor 49