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1 <br /> I Attachment 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 6 September 4, 2018 <br /> 7 7:00 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, <br /> 10 September 4, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building, in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia Burroughs, <br /> 13 Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. <br /> 21 Chair Dorosin said Commissioner McKee would be late tonight. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Chair Dorosin noted the following items at the Commissioners' places: <br /> 26 <br /> 27 - PowerPoint for item 6-a <br /> 28 - PowerPoint for item 6-b <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Commissioner Jacobs suggested that the information item on land use plan <br /> 31 amendments be moved up for discussion on the regular agenda. <br /> 32 Chair Dorosin suggested moving this to item 6-d. <br /> 33 The Board agreed by consensus. <br /> 34 Katie Murray, Arts Commission Director, introduced the Arts Moment: <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Arts Moment — Barbara Claypole White — Bestselling author who creates hopeful family drama <br /> 37 with a healthy dose of mental illness. Originally from England, she writes and gardens in the <br /> 38 forests of rural Orange County, where she lives with her beloved OCD family. Her award- <br /> 39 winning novels include The Unfinished Garden, The In-Between Hour (a Southern Independent <br /> 40 Booksellers Alliance Okra Pick) The Perfect Son, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards <br /> 41 Nominee for Best Fiction 2015, Echoes of Family, and The Promise Between Us. She is also an <br /> 42 OCD Advocate for the A2A Alliance, a nonprofit group that promotes advocacy over adversity. <br /> 43 To connect with Barbara, please visit www.barbaraclaypolewhite.com. <br /> 44 Barbara Claypole White read an excerpt from one of her books. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 2. Public Comments <br /> 47 <br /> 48 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 49 Craig Carter said he came to a previous meeting about the flag, and he asked the Board <br /> 50 to change the size of the flags that can be flown, as he has a flag to honor a lost relative which <br />