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3 1 2 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 3 Commissioner Burroughs had no comments. 4 Commissioner Price said Cardinal Innovations met, and the two new members, 5 appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, attended and participated. She said the 6 Board of County Commissioners advisory committee that was put together to elect the directors 7 will continue to meet. 8 Commissioner Price said there was a suicide prevention event held on September 21St 9 and she thanked the Health department for raising awareness of suicide in Orange County. 10 She said some alarming statistics were shared regarding suicidal ideations amongst local high 11 school students, which the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) may want to review. 12 Commissioner Price said the Durham/Chapel Hill/Carrboro Metropolitan Planning 13 Organization (MPO) met last week, and there are two events coming up: 15-501 work shop on 14 October 21 st at Eno River Unitarian Universalist Church; and the Highway 54 public hearing on 15 November 14th in Durham. 16 Commissioner Rich said she attended an economic development conference with Steve 17 Brantley over the past two days, where the topic of site selection was discussed. She said 18 large manufacturing companies are not relocating now because of uncertainty regarding trade 19 changes from the Federal Government. She said few manufacturing sites are being created, 20 but some companies are looking to locate headquarters. She said a common theme of the 21 conference was a lack of trained workforce. She said she sent emails around about other 22 events. 23 Commissioner Jacobs requested an update on a few things: the Manager looking into 24 adding an environmental impact statement to abstracts; meeting with Mebane and a possible 25 social event; and the roll out of broadband. 26 Commissioner Jacobs said there was a Rural Buffer/JPA 30th anniversary event at 27 Blackwood Farms this evening, and it was good to celebrate the vision and the commitment to 28 preserve the local environment. 29 Commissioner Jacobs said there was a Piedmont Food and Processing Center (PFAP) 30 board meeting yesterday, and they project $270,000 in revenue this coming fiscal year, and a 31 $19,000 profit. He said it is going to break into two entities: a for-profit and non-profit. He said 32 they have helped develop "WePower" for women entrepreneurs in the food industry. He said 33 PFAP just purchased two walk-in blast freezers, which has increased business because these 34 can freeze dry items quickly. 35 Commissioner Marcoplos said he sent an article about tiny homes and the building code 36 to the BOCC. He said there have been many barriers to building tiny homes, and the 2018 37 International Building Code has clarified many code issues. He asked if staff would look into 38 local and state building codes in relation to these international building codes, and explore 39 possibilities for building tiny homes more easily in Orange County. 40 Commissioner Marcoplos said the Board received an email from a woman from Caldwell 41 and the nuisance of incessant gunfire in her neighborhood. He reminded the Board that it 42 should do something if it can, and noted that there was previous discussion regarding a 43 potential good neighbor public campaign encouraging residents to notify neighbors of gun use. 44 Commissioner Marcoplos said the County is having its economic development summit 45 tomorrow at the WCHL studios. He said one segment will be about vocational training. 46 Chair Dorosin said in March the Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution in 47 support of Marcy's Law. He said he is now strongly opposed to that amendment, since having 48 learned more about this law. He asked that this item be brought back on November 1St to 49 rescind this resolution. 50 Commissioner Marcoplos said he would withdraw his support.