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3. Board Comments Commissioner Jacobs mentioned a couple of anniversaries. The first is the 10th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. He said that it is unfortunate that a new era was ushered in of growing distrust in our own country. He noticed that some schools are giving bounties to students who turn in their fellow students for various infractions. The second anniversary is the 60th Annual Central Piedmont Jr. Livestock Sale, which is this week. The barbecue and awards are Thursday night at 5:00 p.m. It is also the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camps in Europe and the commemoration of the Holocaust. He said that it is important to remember how people can slip into demonizing others because of who they think they are and changing political policies based on that. Commissioner Jacobs said that this Saturday at 10:00 a.m., there is a State of the Environment summit at the Century Center in Carrboro. There is a light brunch at 9:30 a.m. Commissioner Jacobs asked John Link if someone had been assigned to put up a sign where the New Hope Preserve is going to go so that there can be an event to invite all of the stakeholders. John Link said that he would make sure this is done. Commissioner Foushee said that she attended the Cool Jazz Festival on Saturday. She thanked Lori Taft and her staff for the performances. She commended the Cedar Ridge High and Orange High jazz ensembles for good performances. Commissioner Foushee said that Social Services hosted the Region Three Cluster Group and there were four other counties represented (Durham, Rockingham, Lee, and Chatham Counties), and there were presentations from representatives from two counties – one presenting an initiative called Leading by Results and one presenting NC Fast, which is a new technology information system for tracking services. She hopes that NC Fast plays out better than NC Wise. She thanked the staff for representing Orange County at this meeting. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to the Confederate History Month proclamation and said that this group also came last year and asked for this consideration. He requested that the County Commissioners follow up on the request for this year. He is not in favor of flying any flag on the courthouse other than the flag of the United States of America and the flag of North Carolina. However, he thinks there is an opportunity to look at what happened in 1861 in Orange County, because a lot of people suffered. He recommended that a group be put together to answer this request. Commissioner Halkiotis said that he attended the “Official for a Day” last week and was intrigued. There were high school students playing County Commissioners and department heads. Planning Director Craig Benedict’s son was there doing a presentation on Planning and Cooperative Extension Director Fletcher Barber’s son was the Chair of the County Commissioners. He encouraged the department heads to loosen up and be less stiff in presentations. He thanked the staff for putting this together. Commissioner Halkiotis asked if Assistant to the County Manager Greg Wilder could keep an eye out for legislation in Raleigh that has a mandate attached to it. The latest communication is from the NCACC dated April 7th talking about House Bill 894 to impose and advance a disposal fee on new and used mobile homes. The bill would also require counties to start on their comprehensive solid waste management plans and develop written plans for abandoned mobile homes. Commissioner Halkiotis said that there is a problem with the calendar. He asked the Clerk to poll every department head and find out when their advisory boards and councils meet. There are many conflicting meetings and sometimes the County Commissioners are supposed to be in two places at once. Commissioner Halkiotis made reference to an employee at the solid waste convenience center on NC 57 who said that there are problems with people coming in with their trash that are not from Orange County. He asked about getting a decal put in the tax bills to put on car