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9 <br /> 1 Commissioner Marcoplos said he appreciates the passion of those opposed to light rail, <br /> 2 but this is a tactic to slow the project down and it is not entirely about the open meetings law. <br /> 3 He said no numbers have been hidden. <br /> 4 Commissioner McKee said if Orange County is going to define itself as transparent, then <br /> 5 this should apply to any meeting, not just light rail. He said he does not advocate for people to <br /> 6 be allowed to speak at all meetings, but just for the right to attend meetings. He said any <br /> 7 discussions, preliminary or not, should be open to the public. He said to him this is a moral <br /> 8 issue. <br /> 9 Commissioner Bedford suggested that the Commissioners have a facilitated meeting <br /> 10 about their roles on different boards, and how they report back to each other, staff and the <br /> 11 public. She said this can help to develop norms, and allow the BOCC to operate at a higher <br /> 12 level on all issues. She said the onus should not be on her, or any Commissioner, to track <br /> 13 everyone's meetings to find out what is going on, and it is not good governance to shut out <br /> 14 other Commissioners from information that all need to hear. She said those BOCC <br /> 15 representatives attending board and commission meetings have more time to digest and <br /> 16 consider information, as opposed to their fellow commissioners who receive an abstract a few <br /> 17 days before a BOCC meeting, at which a decision must be made. She said she was able to <br /> 18 read the PowerPoint from the GoTriangle meeting, and decipher what was relevant, and what <br /> 19 may have changed, which was very straightforward and helpful. She said another suggestion <br /> 20 may be to have only staff attend meetings, such as a GoTriangle meeting, and keep elected <br /> 21 officials out of the deliberation. <br /> 22 Commissioner Dorosin said the BOCC does a good job with transparency, and rather <br /> 23 than more of them attending other meetings, he would promote having more open discussion in <br /> 24 the BOCC meetings, like tonight. He said these meetings are televised and recorded and the <br /> 25 Board can have longer discussions. He said the focus of transparency lies in their BOCC <br /> 26 regular and work session meetings. <br /> 27 Commissioner Dorosin petitioned to get a response about the ambulance issue that Mr. <br /> 28 Carter brought forward. <br /> 29 Chair Rich said Dinah Jeffries, EMS Director, did send out a response to Mr. Carter <br /> 30 about this issue, which can be forwarded to Commissioner Dorosin. She said a response from <br /> 31 the Planning Department about the flag is forthcoming. <br /> 32 Commissioner Price said the issue is not about the light rail, but rather about all of the <br /> 33 noise she heard surrounding the January 101" GoTriangle meeting. She said it was unclear <br /> 34 what the meeting was for, and what occurred at the meeting. She said it was touted as an <br /> 35 unimportant meeting, but then a PowerPoint appeared. She said she would like more <br /> 36 transparency and collegiality. She said everyone does not need to be at every meeting, and if a <br /> 37 meeting is announced, it is fair to expect that people may want to attend. <br /> 38 Commissioner Marcoplos said if the Board is going to have a mediated meeting, he <br /> 39 would like the Board of County Commissioners members to have a list of the controversial <br /> 40 topics in the past, so that the discussion can be comprehensive. <br /> 41 Chair Rich said the GoTriangle representative and the Chair of the Board of <br /> 42 Commissioners have been meeting at GoTriangle for over two years now, and nothing different <br /> 43 occurred at the meeting on January 101", than has occurred at any meeting in the past 2 years. <br /> 44 She said sometimes it was Commissioner Dorosin and Commissioner Jacobs who attended, <br /> 45 and then it was Commissioner Dorosin and Commissioner Marcoplos. <br /> 46 Chair Rich called for no more discussion and ended the conversation. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 49 <br />
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