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23 <br /> <br />David Laudicina said Hillsborough has always been part of the plan for the future. He 1 <br />said he lived outside Philadelphia for many years, and used commuter rail. He said there are 2 <br />so many options of what is possible, and there is a rail line that goes right up to UNC, through 3 <br />Carrboro and all the way up to the NC railroad. He said the potential is huge, and we cannot 4 <br />continue to rely solely on I-40. 5 <br />Commissioner Greene asked if assumptions about would be made for ridership. She 6 <br />said she if she worked at UNC and lived in Burlington, she would not take a train from 7 <br />Burlington to Hillsborough unless she knew there was a reliable and frequent bus to get her 8 <br />from Hillsborough to UNC. 9 <br />Travis Myren said typically connection points would be analyzed. He said he will make 10 <br />sure this is included. 11 <br />Commissioner McKee said Commissioner Greene’s comment was a good one, and 12 <br />getting alternate modes of transportation will be critical as the area is only growing. 13 <br /> 14 <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos, seconded by Commissioner McKee 15 <br />for the Board provide comments on the Draft FY20 Work Plan for transit services in Orange 16 <br />County and consider adding $75,000 in dedicated transit revenues to participate in a feasibility 17 <br />study for commuter rail in the Triangle region. 18 <br /> 19 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 20 <br /> 21 <br />7. Reports 22 <br />NONE 23 <br /> 24 <br />8. Consent Agenda 25 <br /> 26 <br />• Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 27 <br />• Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 28 <br /> 29 <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Greene to 30 <br />approve the items on the consent agenda. 31 <br /> 32 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 33 <br /> 34 <br />a. Minutes 35 <br />The Board approved the minutes from April 16, 23 and May 2, 2019 as submitted by the Clerk 36 <br />to the Board. 37 <br />b. Property Tax Releases/Refunds 38 <br />The Board adopted a resolution, which is incorporated by reference, to release the property tax 39 <br />value for five taxpayers with a total of eight bills that will result in a reduction of revenue in 40 <br />accordance with North Carolina General Statute 105-381. 41 <br />c. Authorize the Manager to Sign and Execute an Agreement with VISIONS, Inc. 42 <br />The Board authorized the Manager to sign an agreement with VISIONS, Inc. for Diversity, 43 <br />Equity and Inclusion Training and Consulting Services based on the Manager’s 44 <br />recommendations regarding a three-year/three-phase training and consulting process 45 <br />administered by VISIONS, Inc. and encompassing all employees. 46 <br />d. Award of Emergency Services Stand-Alone Efland Station Professional Services 47 <br />Agreement 48 <br />The Board approved the County entering into a Professional Services Agreement with Stewart-49 <br />Cooper-Newell Architecture of Gastonia, NC for the design and construction administration of 50