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11 <br /> 1 Chair Rich said she wants to acknowledge Chapel Hill's support via occupancy tax, <br /> 2 and it has been very supportive. She said the Visitors Bureau runs completely on occupancy <br /> 3 taxes, not property tax dollars. She thanked Chapel Hill for its continued efforts in supporting <br /> 4 the Visitors Bureau. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee to approve item 8-f, the Performance <br /> 7 Agreement between the Town of Chapel Hill and the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors <br /> 8 Bureau; seconded by Commissioner Price. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 11 <br /> 12 e. Approval of a Design Contract for Construction Materials Testing and Special <br /> 13 Inspections Services for the Northern Campus Construction Project <br /> 14 <br /> 15 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 16 approve the professional services contract with Summit Design and Engineering Services, <br /> 17 PLLC, totaling $245,238 to perform materials testing and special inspection services for the <br /> 18 Northern Campus construction project, upon final review by the County Attorney, and <br /> 19 authorized the Chair to sign it. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 VOTE: UNANIMOUS (Commissioner McKee recused) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 9. County Manager's Report <br /> 24 Bonnie Hammersley introduced the new Housing Director, Emila Sutton, who has <br /> 25 been on staff for a week. <br /> 26 Emila Sutton said she happy to be here and pleased with the innovative advances <br /> 27 Orange County has made towards housing issues. She briefly reviewed her work history. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 10. County Attorney's Report <br /> 30 John Roberts said the Supreme Court case involving Orange County has been <br /> 31 continued at the Plaintiff's request, but the Court will add two additional cases to the docket. <br /> 32 He said the Clerk of Court can arrange for tickets if the Board would like to attend the event. <br /> 33 John Roberts said that the Legislature has not had a lot of activity lately; they continue <br /> 34 to convene but not much is happening. <br /> 35 John Roberts said the firearms issue has been discussed with the Planning <br /> 36 Department, and it may not be available for further discussion until February. <br /> 37 John Roberts said a few Ordinance amendments are forthcoming, which include the <br /> 38 clearing up of a discrepancy about pocket knives in County buildings, but this is not related to <br /> 39 the other firearms discussions. <br /> 40 Commissioner McKee said that Chatham County takes these weapons when you <br /> 41 enter a County building. <br /> 42 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if pocket knives are allowed in the Orange County <br /> 43 Courthouse. <br /> 44 John Roberts said yes, but it must not exceed the length restrictions, and there is a <br /> 45 discrepancy in the length description of weapons in the code, which he will fix and bring it <br /> 46 back to the BOCC for consideration. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 11. Appointments <br /> 49 None <br /> 50 <br /> 51 12. Information Items <br />