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2 Katie Murray, Orange County Arts Commission Director, reviewed the following 1 information: 2 Fred Joiner is a poet and curator living and creating in Chapel Hill, NC. His work has 3 appeared in Callaloo, Gargoyle, and Fledgling Rag, among other publications. Fred has read 4 his work nationally and internationally. Joiner is a two-time winner of the Larry Neal Award for 5 Poetry and a 2014 Artist Fellowship Winner as awarded by the D.C. Commission on the Arts 6 and Humanities. Most recently, one of Joiner’s poems recently won the Smithsonian’s National 7 Museum of African Art’s Divine Comedy Poetry Contest, in response to Konate’s textile work. 8 As a curator of literary and visual arts programming, Joiner has worked with the American 9 Poetry Museum, Belfast Exposed Gallery (Northern Ireland), Hillyer Artspace, Honfleur Gallery, 10 Medina Galerie (Bamako, Mali), the Phillips Collection, the Prince Georges African American 11 Museum and Cultural Center, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and others. He is the co-founder 12 of The Center for Poetic Thought currently based at the Monroe Street Market in Washington, 13 DC. Joiner is a Board Member of The American Poetry Museum and the Orange County Arts 14 Commission. 15 Fred Joiner read one of his poems. 16 17 2. Public Comments 18 19 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda 20 Gary Williamson said he wanted to speak on the flag ordinance, which he is 21 against. He said all people are different, and for an elected body to decide what people 22 can and cannot do on their own personal property is wrong. He said he is supportive of 23 everyone’s heritage, and his is southern. He said his friend wants to put up a flag to 24 support their southern heritage, and this is his right. He said 32 people are preparing to 25 put up flags in Orange County, and these people do not feel the need to speak out to the 26 BOCC, as raising flags on private property is their right. He said the BOCC should think 27 carefully about any actions it takes, and this is a very touchy subject. He said the people 28 desiring to raise these flags and support southern heritage, are not filled with hate. 29 30 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 31 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda 32 below.) 33 34 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 35 Commissioner McKee had no comments. 36 Commissioner Jacobs said the fence on the bridge on Orange Grove Road has been 37 successfully installed. 38 Commissioner Jacobs asked for a follow up report on the status of a program to 39 encourage monarch butterflies on County owned properties. He said he believed he petitioned 40 about this before, and he would like this added as an information item. 41 Commissioner Jacobs said the Chapel Hill North-South Bus Rapid Transit (N-S BRT) 42 policy committee reconvened recently, and spent time talking about a connection with 43 Hillsborough. He said it was decided not to go on I-40, but on new NC-86. 44 Commissioner Jacobs said the Solid Waste Advisory Group (SWAG) met last week for 45 the first time in a year, and he and Commissioner Marcoplos attended. He said there was 46 discussion about moving up in priority the recycling of food waste. He said they are at 62% in 47 waste recycling, which leads the state. 48