Agenda 09-03-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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6 1 would go up 1 cent. He said the County money is distributed by pupil allocation, with a 2 60/40 split between CHCCS and Orange County Schools (OCS). He said this would not 3 lead to a loss of funding, but rather an increase. 4 Commissioner Marcoplos had no comments. 5 Commissioner Price said she attended the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro 6 Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) and the Capital Area MPO (CAMPO) 7 joint quarterly meeting, and there is a regional effort to move forward together. 8 Commissioner Price said the Efland community met with planning staff, and that is 9 moving forward. 10 Commissioner Price asked the County to reserve seats for particular ethnic/ racial 11 groups on various boards and commissions. She said having these voices heard on 12 certain boards is important. 13 Commissioner Price echoed what Commissioner Dorosin said about single-family 14 housing. 15 Commissioner Price said the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners; 16 Board of Directors (NCACC BOD) had a meeting this past weekend, and a committee was 17 put together to look at the LMEMCOs. 18 She said this recommendation will be sent to Secretary Cohen, and if Orange County wants 19 to change, a letter can be written to Secretary Cohen. 20 Commissioner Bedford said last week she did two one-hour webinars on tailored 21 plans and phase 1, which Orange County begins on November 1, 2019. She said those 22 receiving Medicaid services for mental health and/or substance use disorder should receive 23 letters about their providers at the end of June or early July. 24 Commissioner Bedford requested for Chair Rich to resend the Board letter to Cohen 25 with a highlight. 26 Commissioner Greene said she had no comments. 27 Commissioner McKee said he thought these budget amendments were available to 28 the public until this past weekend, and he endorsed Commissioner Dorosin's petition. He 29 said he realized this document is just the intent of the Board, but the lack of information 30 intimates a lack of transparency, and anyone that has any comments on Commissioner 31 Marcoplos' (or any other proposed amendment) will be unable to speak until the night of the 32 budget adoption. He said it is rare to make adjustments to the budget on the final night. 33 Commissioner McKee said there is an amendment for a 13% increase to the Board 34 of County Commissioners salaries, which would amount to a 40% cumulative increase in 35 salaries since 2015-2016, with a 30% reduction in formal meetings. 36 Chair Rich said Carrboro is celebrating Pride Month this month. 37 Chair Rich met with the various Mayors and Managers about the Greene Tract, and 38 there will be a joint community meeting in September. She said Mayor Hemminger said 39 she would put this item to a vote on the Chapel Hill Town Council at the end of September. 40 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the specifics of that, on which Chapel Hill will be 41 voting, are known. 42 Chair Rich said it would be on that which Carrboro and the County have already 43 voted: reconfiguring the Greene tract. 44 Chair Rich said if there is something on the agenda that affects the towns, she has 45 asked the clerk to send that item to the towns' clerks. She said she would like this practice 46 to exist both ways. 47 Commissioner Price referred to the energy tax proposal, and asked if Bonnie 48 Hammersley would find out more about weatherization program. 49 Bonnie Hammersley said yes.