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3 Commissioner McKee said the comments from Phillip Nasseri were reviewed at the Fire Chiefs Council last night, and this is a collaborative effort among volunteer fire departments, Emergency Services and law enforcement. Commissioner Jacobs petitioned the Manager’s office to provide a comprehensive response to Ms. Streitfeld’s requests. Commissioner Jacobs said the Department of Transportation (DOT) is putting up a pedestrian fence on the Orange Grove Road Bridge. Commissioner Jacobs said the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) received an email that Paylor Street is now a NCDOT road. Commissioner Jacobs said he and the County management office met with the Director of GoTriangle last week, and presented a list of issues of interest to the BOCC. He said there is a handout at the Commissioners’ places that provides an overview of this meeting. He said he received positive responses on all of the items, and the BOCC will receive a change in areas where dissatisfaction exists. Commissioner Jacobs petitioned the BOCC to write a resolution urging the State of North Carolina to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Commissioner Marcoplos referred to the Greene Tract, and said the competitiveness of solar power may make it possible to install a community solar generating facility as a part of an affordable housing area. He asked if staff would review this suggestion. Commissioner Price said the BOCC received an email about Marcy’s law, and petitioned the Board to look at a resolution as a joint effort. She said she will write up a draft. Commissioner Price said she attended the National Association of Counties (NACo) Legislative Conference, where she met with the Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She learned that the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and Home funds have bi-partisan support to keep them in the budget. Commissioner Price said she heard from DJ Gribbin, Special Assistant to the President on Infrastructure, who said that the federal government has given 14% on average for transportation/infrastructure projects around the country. She said 14-20% is likely to be the most any project would receive, and it will be important to have a plan for how the remaining parts of a project will be funded. Commissioner Price said she also attended a USDA meeting about broadband and digital infrastructure. Commissioner Rich said the Board normally puts draft resolutions up, and waits until the next meeting to vote; however, some resolutions are time sensitive. She said her proposed resolution this evening is such a resolution. She asked if the BOCC would put its policies about resolutions and timeliness on an upcoming meeting agenda. Commissioner Rich said she received a resolution from Planning Board member Kim Piracci about a month free of plastic straws in September, and she would bring this back in the future. Commissioner Rich read the proclamation that was put forth in 1987 for Women’s History Month. Chair Dorosin followed up on Commissioner Jacobs’ petition about the BOA. He said the list of concerns included some matters on policy discussion, and he asked if this could be added to agenda review for a possible future meeting. Chair Dorosin asked if the BOA meeting on Monday, March 12th could be recorded. He said one issue raised is related to the substance of the event centers’ usage, which is out of BOCC control; but the dissemination of information and transparency is something the BOCC can address.