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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 2 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT <br /> 4 MINUTES <br /> 5 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 6 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 7 October 15, 2019 <br /> 8 7:00 p.m. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, October 15, <br /> 11 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Penny Rich and Commissioners Jamezetta <br /> 14 Bedford, Mark Dorosin, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, and Renee Price <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <br /> 16 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 18 Travis Myren, and Deputy Clerk Sherri Ingersoll (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 19 appropriately below.) <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Handouts: <br /> 26 - 6-a PowerPoint— Hurricane Florence Hazard Mitigation Program <br /> 27 - 6-a Handout— Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> 28 - 6-a Handout— Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Survey <br /> 29 <br /> 30 PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 31 Chair Rich acknowledged the public charge. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Arts Moment <br /> 34 Katie Murray, Arts Commission Coordinator, introduced the artist: <br /> 35 Peter Guzzardi has worked in publishing for more than forty years. Prominent books he has <br /> 36 edited include Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Deepak Chopra's Ageless Body, <br /> 37 Timeless Mind, Queen Noor's Leap of Faith, Arianna Huffington's Fanatics and Fools, and <br /> 38 Paula Poundstone's There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say. Emeralds of Oz: Life <br /> 39 Lessons from Over the Rainbow was published by HarperCollins in May 2019 and marks <br /> 40 Peter's debut as an author. An independent editor and writer, he has lived in Chapel Hill for the <br /> 41 past 20-plus years. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Peter Guzzardi read from the chapter, "Ninth Emerald: There's No Place Like Home" <br /> 44 from his book. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 47 <br /> 48 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 49 Laura Cotterman said she has been very impressed with the Commissioners' efforts <br /> 50 with the task of averting climate congestion. She said time is of the essence, and asked if the <br /> 51 Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)would look into the investment portfolio of the <br />