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