Agenda - 06-16-20; 8-a - Minutes

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3 taxes in difficult times and for those funds to be spent wisely and morally on the people who live 1 and work in this county, this community. 2 3 Our community wants to rally together. Public education is *the* issue to rally around. If we 4 don't, we shouldn’t be surprised when (not if) the tipping point Commissioner Dorosin alluded to 5 occurs. Trust us, we've been watching how the dollars have been spent in Chapel Hill as close 6 as, or even more closely, than you. We as an Association have been and continue to be 7 outspoken regarding these expenditures. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro community has pulled 8 together in recent months to hold our district leaders accountable for reckless spending and 9 devastating cuts to program funding. But if you don't fund our schools because you're worried 10 about how the funds have been (or might be) spent, you’ll be compounding an already long 11 existent problem. Do the right thing. Grant the funding for the benefits CHCCS wants to 12 provide its educators and let the community hold them accountable for making sure it happens. 13 14 We are eager to discuss this further with members of the Board of County Commissioners and 15 will reach out in the coming days. Please feel free, however, to get in touch sooner if you feel 16 moved to do so. W e look forward to speaking with you soon. 17 18 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 19 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda 20 below.) 21 22 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 23 Commissioner Bedford said she attended a Department of Social Services (DSS) 24 meeting yesterday, and approximately 400,000 meal equivalents have been served since this 25 pandemic started. She said DSS is working hard, and is on track. She said she attended a 26 Burlington Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BGMPO) meeting, and she got a 27 motion passed unanimously to get the staff and technical group to work together to bring back 28 options for geographic equity moving forward. 29 Commissioner McKee said at the work session last week, he jokingly asked the Board 30 about joining him at the Whitted building for in person meetings. He petitioned for the BOCC 31 and the public to meet at Whitted for the June 2nd meeting. He said the Board could meet on 32 the floor, in front of the dais, 6 feet apart, with room for staff and public in the surrounding 33 space. He offered this petition as long as it does not conflict with any orders from the 34 Governor, and feels it would be a good way to take a safe step towards normalcy. 35 Commissioner Greene said she sent an email to the Board about the opioid litigation 36 group. She encouraged everyone to wear masks. 37 Commissioner Marcoplos said he sent an email to the Board about the organizations to 38 which the BOCC belongs. He said the annual dues total about $60,000 and he would like to 39 discuss if this is a good use of funds. He said these organizations are: Triangle J, National 40 Association of Counties (NACO), North Carolina Association of County Commissioner 41 (NCACC), and the School of Government. 42 Commissioner Price said attended the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan 43 Planning Organization (DCHC- MPO) meeting, and there was a transit update. She said Travis 44 Myren sent an email out last week about that, and the comment period ends on May 22nd. 45 Commissioner Price said the 55th anniversary of the Voting Act will occur on August 6, 46 and she petitioned for a resolution to honor this anniversary be presented at the first BOCC 47 meeting in September. 48 Commissioner Dorosin said he attended the ABC board virtual meeting, and alcohol 49 sales are up 10% from last year, and Orange County is currently ranked 12th in the state in 50