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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 VIRTUAL BUSINESS MEETING <br /> 6 April 7, 2020 <br /> 7 7:00 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Virtual Business Meeting on Tuesday, <br /> 10 April, 7 2020 at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Rich and Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford, <br /> 13 Mark Dorosin, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, Mark Marcoplos, and Renee Price <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Due to current public health concerns, the Board of Commissioners conducted a Virtual <br /> 23 Business meeting on April 7, 2020 utilizing Zoom. Members of the Board of Commissioners <br /> 24 participated in the meeting remotely. As in prior meetings, members of the public were able to <br /> 25 view and listen to the meeting via live streaming video at orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting- <br /> 26 Videos and on Orange County Gov-TV on channels 1301 or 97.6 (Spectrum Cable). <br /> 27 <br /> 28 In this new virtual process, there were two methods for public comment. <br /> 29 • Written submittals by email <br /> 30 • Speaking during the virtual meeting <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Detailed public comment instructions for each method are provided at the bottom of this <br /> 33 agenda. (Pre-registration is required.) <br /> 34 <br /> 35 <br /> 36 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Chair Rich said it is recommended by the Board's financial advisors, that the Board <br /> 39 remove Item 8-h: Adoption of the Final Financing Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of <br /> 40 Approximately $40,000,000 in Installment Purchase Financing for Various Capital Investment <br /> 41 Plan Projects and that the bank placement will offer the same or lower interest rate and <br /> 42 eliminate the risk of a public sale in an unstable bond market. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> 45 remove Item 8-h from the agenda. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 48 <br /> 49 PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 50 The Chair acknowledged the public charge <br /> 51 <br />