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28 <br /> Orange County/Chapel Hill Work Group <br /> October 11, 2019 11 am-1 pm <br /> Location: Solid Waste Administration Office, Chapel Hill <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 /> Jess Anderson, Loryn Clark, Bonnie Hammersley, Pam Hemminger, Judy Johnson, Maurice <br /> Jones, Travis Myren, 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 provided history about the <br /> intergovernmental pilot project for the current year. Previously full boards of the county and <br /> local jurisdictions would meet together. The feedback from those meetings was that staff <br /> members weren't getting clear directions on next steps for municipal staff or county staff. <br /> Travis Myren proposed trying something new based on the Schools Collaborative. The hope is <br /> the Work Group format will provide more opportunities for clear next steps and follow up. Ms. <br /> Rich shared how Mr. Stevens and she met a year and a half ago to develop the agenda for the <br /> full boards meeting. When they pulled up the agenda from the prior year, nothing had changed. <br /> Via the Work Groups, the hope is items will move forward and the format will be a better way <br /> of communicating with the boards, which could receive the minutes electronically once they <br /> are finalized. Managers are suggesting after minutes are final they go into the agenda packet <br /> for the public where they will also be posted on websites. <br /> Renee Price added there are many areas where the town and the county overlap and intersect. <br /> Keeping the dialogue open and collaborating is positive because Chapel Hill and Orange County <br /> affect each other. It's important to see where the town and the county come together on <br /> projects and help each other. <br /> Hopes for the Work Group <br /> Participants identified hopes they have for the Work Group: <br /> - Loryn Clark expressed a hope to learn about partnership opportunities with the county. <br />