Agenda 06-18-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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4 Department’s priorities. He said volunteers are needed to help communicate the survey to 1 communities. 2 Commissioner Dorosin said there is a lot of talk about the flag ordinance, which 3 regulates the size and height of flags. He said this issue is not unique to Orange County, and 4 the City of Statesville just filed a lawsuit against an American flag that is 3200 square feet. He 5 said as Orange County begins to deal with non-compliance issues, it is important to note that 6 other communities are dealing with this issue as well. 7 Commissioner McKee had no comments. 8 Commissioner Price referred to the paper at the Commissioners’ places, and said she is 9 petitioning the Board to consider this Resolution Calling for Orange County Commissioners to 10 Endorse HR1384 IMPROVED MEDICARE FOR ALL at a future meeting. 11 Commissioner Price said the Veteran’s Memorial Day event will start at 7:45 a.m., and 12 will be followed by a motorcycle tour of the County. 13 Commissioner Price said she attended the Direct Care Service Workers Award event, 14 and offered congratulations to all that were nominated and recognized. 15 Commissioner Price said she attended the recognition program at the Chapel Hill-16 Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS), and there was one gentleman who has been employed since 17 1971. 18 Commissioner Price said she received a request from former Commissioner Barry 19 Jacobs about coal burning at UNC, and he asked if this could be looked into, along with UNC’s 20 previously made commitment to be coal-free by 2020. 21 Commissioner Price offered condolences to the Lindy Pendergrass family, upon his 22 passing. 23 Commissioner Marcoplos said the Durham-Chapel Hill-Orange W ork Group met, and 24 though the light rail is discontinued, the transit guidebook is still applicable. He said Durham is 25 still moving forward with Patterson Place development, and there was also a report on the 15-26 501 corridor study. 27 Commissioner Marcoplos said he attended the Triangle Mobility Action Partnership 28 (TriMap) meeting, and a gentleman from the Department of Transportation (DOT) mentioned 29 that through 2016 storm costs were averaging $60 million/year; but since 2016, it is has been 30 averaging $225 million/year. 31 Commissioner Marcoplos said he had lunch with Keith Cook, who came up with a great 32 idea: recognizing volunteers who come off boards/committees with a gift with their name on it. 33 Commissioner Marcoplos said the Town Council of Chapel Hill will be discussing the 34 Greene Tract at its meeting tomorrow night, and he would like to have an update report at the 35 BOCC June 4th meeting. He is interested in hearing what the meeting entails, as well as 36 learning what the Town wants to share with the County. He said it is important to maintain 37 communication, and is a rare opportunity to provide a large amount of affordable housing. 38 Commissioner Dorosin asked if Chapel Hill is voting on this issue tomorrow. 39 Commissioner Marcoplos and Chair Rich said the agenda appears to indicate that a 40 vote will occur. 41 Commissioner Greene said this past Saturday she attended a day of remembrance 42 ceremony at the Margaret Lane Cemetery, which was a moving event. She said this cemetery 43 began as a slave cemetery, and has very few marked graves. She said this ceremony was 44 funded by the Arts Commission, and supported by various organizations. She said it was 45 lovely. 46 Commissioner Greene said her final office hours will be held tomorrow evening, from 47 4:30-6:00 p.m. at the Cedar Grove Community Center. 48