Agenda - 05-01-2018 8-a - Minutes

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