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21 <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br /> hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the conservation easement for land owned by <br /> Nels and Nancy Anderson; 2) approve the execution of this conservation easement agreement <br /> with Nels and Nancy Anderson, in accordance with the terms of the proposed easement <br /> agreement, subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney; 3) authorize the Chair and <br /> the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of the Board, with a closing to occur on or <br /> about September 30, 2019; and 4) authorize County staff to sign any and all closing documents <br /> upon consultation with the County Attorney. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Nels and Nancy Anderson for their civic- <br /> minded granting of this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Program. <br /> This the 4th day of June, 2019. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos asked if staff is sending a thank you letter to Raleigh for its <br /> assistance in funding this easement. <br /> David Stancil said staff has done so in the past, and can do so again after the closing, <br /> etc. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she will mention gratitude at the next UNRBA, as she is the <br /> BOCC representative. She said there is ongoing discussion about being able to claim that <br /> preservation of land does help with the health of the lake, as it is better to not put pollutants in <br /> the lake in the first place, as opposed to taking them out after the fact. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos <br /> for the Board to adopt and authorize the Chair to sign the all three resolutions (for win) <br /> approving the acceptance by Orange County of the conservation easements, and authorize the <br /> Chair and the Clerk to sign the conservation easement agreements, subject to final review by <br /> staff and County Attorney, with a closing and recordation of the documents expected to occur <br /> on or about September 30, 2019, and approve Budget Amendment#10-A, #10-13 and #10-C. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> g. Resolution Endorsing HR 1384— Improved Medicare for All <br /> The Board considered voting to approve a Resolution Endorsing HR 1384 - <br /> Improved Medicare for All and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> BACKGROUND: Based on a petition submitted at the Board's May 21, 2019 meeting, the <br /> attached resolution is proposed for Board consideration. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> Nina Schlosky said she is here on behalf of the local community organization Healthcare for All <br /> Y'all, whose goal is to provide information on how to solve current healthcare problems. She <br /> said as a country, the United States pays twice as much for healthcare, and many people do not <br /> even have healthcare. She said over 100 congressmen endorse this bill, and they are trying to <br /> gather local support for this bill. She said single payer is the best resolution to this problem. <br /> Commissioner Price read the resolution: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION ENDORSING HR 1384 - IMPROVED MEDICARE FOR ALL <br />