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Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />Agenda <br /> <br />Regular Meeting <br />May 1 , 2018 <br />7:00 p.m. <br />Richard Whitted Meeting Facility <br />300 West Tryon Street <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Note: Background Material <br />on all abstracts <br />available in the <br />Clerk’s Office <br /> <br />Compliance with the “Americans with Disabilities Act” - Interpreter services and/or special sound <br />equipment are available on request. Call the County Clerk’s Office at (919) 245-2130. If you are <br />disabled and need assistance with reasonable accommodations, contact the ADA Coordinator in the <br />County Manager’s Office at (919) 245-2300 or TDD# (919) 644-3045. <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners pledges to the residents of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its <br />residents to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow <br />residents. At any time should any member of the Board or any resident fail to observe this public charge, <br />the Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. <br />Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine <br />commitment to this public charge is observed. All electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and <br />computers should please be turned off or set to silent/vibrate. <br /> <br />Arts Moment – Gary Phillips Gary is the 2016-2017 poet laureate of Carrboro, North Carolina. He <br />is a writer, naturalist and entrepreneur. Gary has a special interest and expertise in conservation <br />easements and other land-protective strategies. He co-founded Weaver Street Realty over thirty years <br />ago and is still active in the business. He lives in a rammed earth house with his wife Ilana Dubester <br />in Silk Hope, North Carolina. Gary avidly reads poetry and anthropological science fiction, studies <br />amphibian activities on full moon nights and was once Chair of the Chatham County Board of <br />Commissioners <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> <br />(We would appreciate you signing the pad ahead of time so that you are not overlooked.) <br /> <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda (Limited to One Hour – THREE MINUTE LIMIT PER <br />SPEAKER – Written comments may be submitted to the Clerk to the Board.) <br /> <br />Petitions/Resolutions/Proclamations and other similar requests submitted by the public will not be acted <br />upon by the Board of Commissioners at the time presented. All such requests will be referred for <br />Chair/Vice Chair/Manager review and for recommendations to the full Board at a later date regarding a) <br />consideration of the request at a future regular Board meeting; or b) receipt of the request as information <br />only. Submittal of information to the Board or receipt of information by the Board does not constitute <br />approval, endorsement, or consent. <br /> <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br />(These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.)