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2 <br /> Orange County/Mebane Work Group <br /> September 25, 2019, 11 am-1 pm <br /> Location: John Link Governmental Center, Hillsborough, NC <br /> Session Goals <br /> 1. Establish positive, productive agreements for working together. <br /> 2. Define what effective collaboration looks like for this group. <br /> 3. Identify success factors for the group's work and the metrics that will be used to gauge <br /> progress. <br /> 4. Prioritize topics for the group's work. <br /> 5. Clarify topics and confirm questions to be addressed. <br /> 6. Beginning to jointly generate possible solutions. <br /> Participants <br /> Everett Greene, Bonnie Hammersley, Travis Myren, Patty Philipps, Renee Price, Penny Rich <br /> Facilitator <br /> Maggie Chotas, DSC <br /> Session Notes <br /> Welcome &Why we're here— Penny Rich & Renee Price <br /> Penny Rich welcomed participants to the meeting and gave some history about how we have <br /> gotten to the point of the intergovernmental pilot project for the current year. Generally over a <br /> year, the Orange County Board of Commissioners and Boards of the municipalities meet <br /> separately, but the meeting with Mebane hasn't happened in two or three years. The outcomes <br /> of the meetings with the joint Boards weren't really giving managers clear directions on next <br /> steps and there was a desire to try something different. Travis Myren thought we could try <br /> something new based on the Schools Collaborative. Building on that model, this Work Group <br /> will identify topics of mutual interests and answer questions such as, What are we building? <br /> What are we partnering on? How many school children is Mebane putting into Orange County <br /> schools? <br /> Related to the schools topic, Everett Greene asked if the County getting any feedback on the <br /> number of people in new subdivisions who will affect the school system. Ms. Rich responded <br /> that the County's planning staff talks to Mebane's planning staff and they strive to get accurate <br /> projections. Students can't actually be accounted for until they are in homes, so trends are <br /> identified that support accurate planning. <br /> Mr. Greene noted he was surprised to find out recently that Eastern Alamance has less <br /> attendance this year than last. Ms. Rich asked if students were going to charter schools. Mr. <br /> Greene responded that yes, students were going to charter schools and there's a new charter <br /> school in Alamance, right outside of Mebane. There is also a fear of what's happening in schools <br /> which surprised him. He said he would be interested in knowing more about how Mebane's <br /> students were affecting capacity in Orange County Schools. <br />