Agenda - 06-02-20; 8-a - Minutes

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2 1 he fears the newly enforced limits will increase local burning, and as a result increase the 2 possibility of unintentional woods fires and tension between neighbors. He said it may 3 also increase roadside dumping. 4 5 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 6 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the 7 agenda below.) 8 9 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 10 Commissioner Price said Orange County is number 2 in the State with Census 11 responses. 12 Commissioner Price asked if the BOCC can get a report on what is happening 13 with residents that are behind on rent, and how the County is helping to avoid evictions. 14 She asked if there is a plan going forward after the State starts opening up. 15 Commissioner Price said she would like an update on the small business loan 16 grant program. 17 Commissioner Bedford said this is Mental Health Awareness Month and Week for 18 Children, and Cardinal Innovations (CI) has an emergency crisis phone line for those are 19 in need of help. She said this is **ask, and works best on cell phones. 20 Commissioner Bedford congratulated the Finance Department for its award that is 21 on the consent agenda. 22 Commissioner Bedford expressed her gratitude to all teachers during this 23 Teacher Appreciation Week. 24 Commissioner Marcoplos petitioned making quarterly reports from schools about 25 repairs and maintenance projects a formal process. 26 Commissioner Marcoplos said he would like to get a full report on the Phillips 27Middle School issue. He said this has been ongoing, very public, and seems to have gone 28unaddressed. 29 Commissioner Marcoplos said Rani Dasi made a public claim that some students 30 and teachers are unable to breathe in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) 31 classrooms, and would like a report from the school systems, and possible medical 32 information. 33 Commissioner Greene said she is the Board representative to the North Carolina 34 Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) committee that is settling the opioid 35 legislation. She said this committee has yet to meet, but will do so on Friday. 36 Commissioner Greene referred to an existing petition from James Williams, which 37 was emailed to the BOCC, requesting the removal of the portrait and statue of Thomas 38 Ruffin. She said Mr. Williams wrote a long, clear letter to Chief Justice Beasley, and she 39 would petition the BOCC to write a letter endorsing Mr. Williams' letter to Chief Justice 40 Beasley. She said she has written an essay about the topic, and Chair Rich may want to 41 include a copy of this essay in the letter to Chief Beasley. 42 Chair Rich said James Williams is the Chair of the North Carolina Commission on 43 Racial and Ethnic Disparities (NC CRED), and has sent an email petition request for 44 Board consideration. She said NC-CRED has called upon the North Carolina Supreme 45 Court to remove the life-sized portrait of Thomas Ruffin that dominates its courtroom and 46 the life-sized statue of him that guards the entrance to the North Carolina Court of 47 Appeals and has asked that the Board of Commissioners consider issuing a statement or 48 resolution/letter in support of this. 49 Commissioner Dorosin endorsed Commissioner Greene's, Commissioner 50 Marcoplos' and Commissioner Price's petitions. 51 Commissioner Dorosin petitioned about the issue of contracting out custodians at 52 Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS). He said this topic comes up around budget 53 time for past few years, and he has questions about actual costs. He said there are