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3 <br /> 1 Commissioner Jacobs said he also spoke to the representative about the things he <br /> 2 thought had been missed, which is noted in the added resolution to the agenda. He said the <br /> 3 NE quadrant of the interchange is part of the Duke Forest and the rural buffer, which has been <br /> 4 protected for over 60 years. He said he also spoke to the representative about the <br /> 5 neighborhood well, and the impact that this proposal would have on it. <br /> 6 Commissioner Jacobs said DOT seeks to expedite this process, and the consultants <br /> 7 with whom they were speaking last week, are making some of these proposals. He said there <br /> 8 is some sorting out that DOT needs to do, and the gentleman, with whom Commissioner <br /> 9 Jacobs spoke, is the Chair of the Board of DOT. He said he hopes the process will improve <br /> 10 going forward. <br /> 11 Commissioner McKee asked if Bonnie Hammersley would outline the best procedure for <br /> 12 the neighbors to stay current on this process, and if a mailing list would be useful. <br /> 13 Bonnie Hammersley said residents can go to the Orange County website to sign up for <br /> 14 email notifications, and then a distribution list can be made by the Community Relations <br /> 15 Director. <br /> 16 Commissioner Price asked staff to find out when DOT is meeting, and said the Board of <br /> 17 County Commissioners may want to bring this up to the state legislatures. <br /> 18 Commissioner Rich said she has already mentioned this issue to the legislators, and <br /> 19 asked staff to coordinate with the Town of Chapel Hill. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 22 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda <br /> 23 below.) <br /> 24 <br /> 25 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> 26 Commissioner Price asked Bonnie Hammersley if Piedmont Community Action was <br /> 27 formerly JOCCA. <br /> 28 Bonnie Hammersley said yes. <br /> 29 Commissioner McKee had no comments. <br /> 30 Commissioner Jacobs had no comments. <br /> 31 Commissioner Rich said the ID law has passed, and asked if staff can talk with the <br /> 32 Director of Elections about a campaign to inform/educate the public. <br /> 33 Commissioner Burroughs petitioned staff to review the County Commissioners' <br /> 34 compensation package, taking into account the number of BOCC meetings, as well as <br /> 35 liasionships. She said the Board of County Commissioners works very hard, and it is not a low- <br /> 36 key, part-time job. She said this job is not sustainable for people who work full time, but are not <br /> 37 self employed, and in an effort to recruit more diversity over time, the position needs to be <br /> 38 attainable for a larger pool of candidates. She asked if staff would come back with a proposal <br /> 39 during budget meetings. <br /> 40 Commissioner Jacobs agreed. <br /> 41 Commissioner Marcoplos had no comments. <br /> 42 Commissioner Jacobs asked if the Director of the Board of Elections could provide a <br /> 43 report to the BOCC after every election about how the election process went. <br /> 44 Chair Dorosin said a couple of weeks ago the Board passed a resolution rescinding the <br /> 45 Board's previous support of a Confederate monument on Franklin Street; and, in that same <br /> 46 spirit, he suggested the BOCC read a book called, "The Free Men" by John Ehle. He said the <br /> 47 book covers a time in local history when students and residents protested to have a public <br /> 48 accommodations ordinance passed, prior to the existence of the Civil Rights Act. He said what <br /> 49 happens in the courtroom is an outlandish injustice, and demonstrates an abuse of judicial <br />