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5 <br /> 1 southern village, and she does not know if these two areas are related. She said she would <br /> 2 also like a bit more information about typography. <br /> 3 Chair Rich said she is glad to work with Commissioner Dorosin on the "One Orange" <br /> 4 theme, and possibly kick off something in the spring. <br /> 5 Chair Rich said she attended the Extension Community Association meeting on <br /> 6 Saturday morning, and there are 80 women doing wonderful things for those in need in the <br /> 7 community: knitting blankets, making pillows, etc. <br /> 8 Chair Rich said she had three take-aways from Assembly of Governments (AOG) <br /> 9 meeting: Greene Tract resolution; formation of the climate change committee; and the <br /> 10 formation of the census committee. She said she would like more information on all of these <br /> 11 items, and how each will move forward. <br /> 12 Chair Rich reviewed the following information: <br /> 13 <br /> 14 At the Board's January 22, 2019 regular business meeting, a petition was brought forward <br /> 15 from the public, and a petition from Commissioner McKee. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 1. Review and consider request that the BOCC formally act to voice support for opening up to <br /> 18 the public the light rail workgroup meetings and other discussions that currently exclude the <br /> 19 public <br /> 20 <br /> 21 2. Review and consider request by Commissioner McKee that the BOCC receive copies of the <br /> 22 January 10 Transit Workgroup Meeting minutes and that minutes from future meetings be <br /> 23 provided to Board members within 10 business days <br /> 24 <br /> 25 As with all petitions, the BOCC received and referred this to staff and then to agenda review <br /> 26 with the Chair/Vice Chair/Manager/Deputy Manager/Greg Wilder/Donna Baker. It was <br /> 27 concluded that the Chair would confer with the county attorney for legal advice on how to <br /> 28 respond to this petition. It should also be noted that the Chair spoke with the Go Triangle <br /> 29 attorney before crafting this response. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 There is no workgroup. That is a manufactured assumption. There are no minutes of the 1/10 <br /> 32 meeting. GoTriangle staff and GoTriangle board representatives and Board Chairs from <br /> 33 Orange and Durham counties, along with the Mayor of Durham gathered to discuss draft <br /> 34 assumption numbers. No information had been presented at this meeting from the FTA b/c <br /> 35 there was a shutdown and the FTA was not open. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Please note that the topic of open meetings was addressed in a memo from the County <br /> 38 Attorney on January 16, 2019. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 John Roberts' memo below: <br /> 41 <br /> 42 FROM: John Roberts, County Attorney <br /> 43 DATE: January 16, 2019 <br /> 44 RE: Open Meetings <br /> 45 <br /> 46 This memorandum is in response to a request for information on open meetings requirements <br /> 47 by Commissioners Rich and Bedford. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 The starting point for this discussion is NCGS 143-318.10, which requires official meetings of <br /> 50 public bodies be open. So unless there is a statutorily authorized reason to close a meeting, <br />