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3 Commissioner Jacobs said on April 27 the Justice Advisory Council (JAC) will be 1 sponsoring an inaugural local re-entry council meeting at Whitted, which will hopefully lead to 2 some federal funding to help those leaving incarceration. 3 Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an update regarding the two railroads that have 4 jurisdiction over the Hillsborough train station. He said Jeff Mann, GoTriangle, offered to gather 5 information about this, and Commissioner Jacobs asked if Chair Dorosin would write a letter 6 requesting that Jeff Mann follow up on this issue. 7 Commissioner Jacobs encouraged the teachers of NC to be empowered by the 8 teachers in West Virginia and other states, who are going on strike for more pay. 9 Commissioner Rich referred to the information at the Commissioners’ places about the 10 Food Council. She said there is a need for increased education on the work of the Food 11 Council. She said securing funding for the Food Council is also a pressing need, and she 12 hopes that all governments will get involved to cover these costs. 13 Commissioner Rich said she was at the Governor’s Mansion last week for a “Women in 14 Power” day. He said the Governor is planning a report on the Economic Status of Women in 15 North Carolina in May. She said she signed up for one that is very specific to Orange County. 16 Commissioner Rich said in the future, Orange County should do more to celebrate and 17 acknowledge women’s history month in March, and suggested involving the Human Relations 18 Commission (HRC) in such a plan. 19 Commissioner Rich said there is a lot of information about kids vaping in schools, and 20 asked if the Health Department is addressing this in any way with the schools. 21 Commissioner Marcoplos said the GoTriangle Board met last week, and discussed three 22 noteworthy items: 23 1.) the Transit Advisory Committee was appointed and all Orange County’s choices 24 were appointed; 25 2.) there was a presentation from the Hartsook companies, an international fundraising 26 company that GoTriangle hired to explore how to raise the money indicated in the 27 cost share agreement. He said the Board was supposed to listen, and determine 28 whether to award a contract to this company. He said the consultant was very 29 confident that raising the money is a doable task, and he was asked to proceed. He 30 said $30-35 million was already raised through in-kind donations, primarily from the 31 universities; 32 3.) a presentation about bicycle and pedestrian connections that will be built around the 33 stations. 34 Commissioner Price said while at the National Association of Counties (NACo) 35 conference, the National Association of Black County Officials (NABCO) passed a resolution 36 dealing with pretrial justice and release. She said Orange County has done a lot in the area, 37 but NABCO suggested that each member bring the blue sheet at the Commissioners’ places 38 back to their counties for consideration to be passed, and forwarded to the state level. 39 Commissioner Price referred to the lavender sheet, and said April is National County 40 Month. She said NACo offered this sample resolution. She said NACo’s initiative this year is 41 “serving the underserved,” and perhaps the County might like to highlight what it is doing with 42 fair housing, the Family Success Alliance, etc. 43 Commissioner Price said she also attended the Women’s History month gathering in 44 Raleigh, and looks forward to seeing the data that is gathered. 45 Commissioner Price said this is a week of remembrance for Martin Luther King, and 46 tomorrow marks 50 years since he was assassinated. She said the country has come along 47 way, but still has a long way to go. 48 Chair Dorosin said he received a letter from the Chapel Hill Carrboro Chamber of 49 Commerce, a hand out at the Commissioners’ places, requesting that a Commissioner or a 50