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1 <br /> <br />APPROVED 11/20/2017 <br /> MINUTES <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION <br />November 9, 2017 <br />7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a work session on Thursday, <br />November 9, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, <br />N.C. <br /> <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Dorosin and Commissioners Mia <br />Burroughs, Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee, Renee Price and <br />Penny Rich <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County <br />Manager Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will <br />be identified appropriately below) <br /> <br /> Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. <br />Chair Dorosin said he would like to add an item to the agenda for discussion: the <br />Assemblies of Governments (AOG) meeting scheduled for November 16th. He said the <br />Manager received an email request from the Town of Chapel Hill (from the Mayor via the <br />Town Manager) to postpone the AOG meeting. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner McKee <br />to add this item to the agenda and to add it to the beginning of the meeting. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />Chair Dorosin said he received an email via Bonnie Hammersley from the Chapel <br />Hill Town Manager, stating that the Mayor had asked for the AOG meeting to be <br />postponed. He said the Town of Chapel Hill was not ready to discuss some of the items <br />on the draft agenda, such as the Food Council, WASMBA, and the Greene Tract. <br />Chair Dorosin said he had met with the Mayor and the Town Manager, along with <br />the County Manager, in an AOG agenda planning session about these items being on <br />the agenda. He said there were no concerns initially, so he is not sure why this is <br />happening now. He said the purpose of the meeting is to have dialogue, much like a <br />work session. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos arrived at 7:12 p.m. <br />Commissioner Rich said she contacted Town Council Member Greene once she <br />received this email. Council Member Greene said she was taken back about not talking <br />about the Food Council, since it does involve all 4 governments. <br />Commissioner Rich said the Food Council had already started developing its <br />presentation. <br />Commissioner Rich suggested having the meeting, and sending out an invitation <br />to all newly elected officials to attend as well. <br />Commissioner Burroughs said if the Town is not ready to meet, then the Board of <br />County Commissioners (BOCC) should respect that, as it sounds like there are some <br />communication issues. She recommended Chair Dorosin and Mayor Hemminger speak