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