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1 <br /> <br />APPROVED 11/7/2019 <br />MINUTES <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />October 15, 2019 <br />7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, October 15, <br />2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. <br /> <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Penny Rich and Commissioners Jamezetta <br />Bedford, Mark Dorosin, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, and Renee Price <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br />Travis Myren, and Deputy Clerk Sherri Ingersoll (All other staff members will be identified <br />appropriately below.) <br /> <br /> Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> <br />Handouts: <br />- 6-a PowerPoint – Hurricane Florence Hazard Mitigation Program <br />- 6-a Handout – Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />- 6-a Handout – Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Survey <br /> <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Rich acknowledged the public charge. <br /> <br />Arts Moment <br />Katie Murray, Arts Commission Coordinator, introduced the artist: <br />Peter Guzzardi has worked in publishing for more than forty years. Prominent books he has <br />edited include Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time, Deepak Chopra’s Ageless Body, <br />Timeless Mind, Queen Noor’s Leap of Faith, Arianna Huffington’s Fanatics and Fools, and <br />Paula Poundstone’s There’s Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say. Emeralds of Oz: Life <br />Lessons from Over the Rainbow was published by HarperCollins in May 2019 and marks <br />Peter's debut as an author. An independent editor and writer, he has lived in Chapel Hill for the <br />past 20-plus years. <br /> <br />Peter Guzzardi read from the chapter, “Ninth Emerald: There’s No Place Like Home” <br />from his book. <br /> <br />2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />Laura Cotterman said she has been very impressed with the Commissioners’ efforts <br />with the task of averting climate congestion. She said time is of the essence, and asked if the <br />Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) would look into the investment portfolio of the <br />County employee’s retirement plan with regard to oil, gas and coal investments, as well as <br />other County investments, and request the State Treasurer to remove these funds <br />immediately. She said oil, gas and coal companies are resisting this divestment, but doing so