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8 1 Kristin Jackson said she is a parent and a teacher, and thanked the BOCC for providing 2 funding for equity services. She said CHCCS ranks high in the State, but there is a great deal 3 of work to do, and North Carolina is projected to stay at 391h this year. She said funding should 4 be a source of pride; being number one in a state that is 39th does not say much. She said the 5 school supplements allow districts to be more selective in who is recruited, but the State no 6 longer offers corresponding pay for enhanced degrees. She said the 2019 Stanford Center for 7 Education Policy Analysis still shows that CHCCS has the 2nd largest achievement gap in the 8 nation, and humbly asked the BOCC to continue a high level of funding to close this 9 achievement gap. 10 Marisa Martini said she works for Habitat for Humanity, handling the home preservation 11 programs. She thanked the BOCC for its commitment to affordable housing, and the Manager 12 for recommending an increase in funding to allow Habitat to serve low-income families and 13 persons in rural areas. 14 Nancy Rogers said she is a homeowner who lives in the Rogers Road neighborhood, 15 and the home preservation program allowed Habitat to build an accessible ramp, thanks to the 16 funding to help people in need. She said her husband was in and out of the hospital and they 17 were in desperate need for a ramp because he could not walk. She said she reached out to 18 various agencies, but no one came through. She said it was difficult to get him out of the house, 19 and she finally gave up, but the Jackson Center contacted Habitat to help. She said the new 20 ramp has given her husband his independence again. She thanked the BOCC for its funding 21 and support. 22 Douglas Call said he is a volunteer at Habitat on the home restoration program. He said 23 he has lived in the area for 25 years after serving in the military, and has had the opportunity to 24 see a lot of areas and see what housing means to people. He said returning to this area gave 25 him a wonderful opportunity to take that insight to help elderly people. He said he has got to 26 know the families well, and the small repairs have great impact, and allow people to interact 27 more with the community. He said he is a member of the Board of Directors, and thanked the 28 BOCC for allocating these funds. He said most families who have to leave their homes will end 29 up spending more money, which leads to debt, bankruptcy and life changes, and society then 30 has to pick up what they cannot pay. 31 Riza Jenkins said she is a parent in the Chapel Hill Carrboro school system, and 32 requests the commissioners fully fund the budget request. She said there are many costs in 33 running a school district, and one essential element is to support the exceptional teachers and 34 staff. She said it is amazing that there is no paid maternity/paternity leave; and teachers are 35 always focused on providing services to our children, even when teachers are not working 36 because of a newborn. She said teachers do so much for our children and for our future. 37 38 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee to 39 close the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. 40 41 4. Adjournment 42 43 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner McKee to 44 adjourn the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. 45 46 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 47 48 49 Penny Rich, Vice-Chair 50 51