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2 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />2. Public Comments 2 <br /> 3 <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda 4 <br /> 5 <br />James Ward said he is a resident of south Orange County, and is here to speak 6 <br />against the proposed amendment to the flag ordinance. He said he opposes this 7 <br />proposed amendment as it is clearly targeting confederate flags, and would likely not be 8 <br />on the table for flying a Black Lives Matter, Me Too, or Gay Pride flag; all of which, he 9 <br />feels, should be able to be flown at any size on private property. He said the confederate 10 <br />flag is not akin to the Nazi flag, and there was never any genocide in the South. He said 11 <br />he hopes Orange County is a more tolerant County, and thanked the Board of County 12 <br />Commissioners (BOCC) for its time. 13 <br /> 14 <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 15 <br />(These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda 16 <br />below.) 17 <br /> 18 <br />3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 19 <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked the Manager if she could ask staff to determine the impact 20 <br />on the County should the Supreme Court approve the sales tax on Internet sales. 21 <br />Commissioner Jacobs congratulated Chair Dorosin on arguing the Silver case before 22 <br />the NC Supreme Court, related to the Halifax County school issue. 23 <br />Commissioner Burroughs said, in response to the public comments, that slavery was 24 <br />genocide, and said she had ancestors on one side of her family tree that were slave holders, of 25 <br />which she is ashamed. 26 <br />Commissioner McKee had no comments. 27 <br />Commissioner Rich said two Sundays ago the Food Council presented the Racial Equity 28 <br />Institute (REI) groundbreaking event, and food from Syria and Burma was served. She said it 29 <br />was held at the Whitted Building, and she is grateful that they have a facility that can be used 30 <br />for these types of events. 31 <br />Commissioner Rich commended Katie Murray about the “Monumental Voices” event, 32 <br />which was a lovely. 33 <br />Commissioner Rich said the Emergency Services Department just spent a week 34 <br />celebrating Emergency Services week, and the “911 calls” celebrated 50 years. She thanked 35 <br />the New Hope Fire Departments for providing food. She said she brought Commissioner 36 <br />Jacobs a present from the Forest Rangers: a bandana with Smokey the Bear on it, and a 37 <br />coozie that instructs how to put out a campfire. 38 <br />Commissioner Price said the BOCC previously received a petition from the community 39 <br />about plastic straws and reducing plastic, and she wondered if large water dispensers could be 40 <br />installed in County facilities, to reduce the use of plastic bottles. 41 <br />Commissioner Price said she attended the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) 42 <br />State of the Schools Report, and there is a lot of good work being done by a dedicated team. 43 <br />She said the same is also true of Orange County Schools (OCS). 44 <br />Commissioner Price said Cardinal Innovations had its quarterly meeting, and is making 45 <br />efforts to be more accountable and responsive to the needs of its service community. 46 <br />Commissioner Price said the Durham/Chapel Hill/Carrboro Metropolitan Planning 47 <br />Organization (MPO) met, and is continuing its study of the 54-west corridor, and will hold some 48 <br />community meetings in the future. 49