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1 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Attachment 6 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 6 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 7 VIRTUAL LISTENING SESSION ON POLICING AND <br /> 8 RACIAL JUSTICE IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 9 July 7, 2020 <br /> 10 7:00 p.m. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Virtual Listening Session on Policing <br /> 13 and Racial Justice on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Rich, and Commissioner Bedford, <br /> 16 Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner Greene, Commissioner McKee, and Commissioner <br /> 17 Marcoplos <br /> 18 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Price <br /> 19 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 20 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 21 Travis Myren, Sheriff Charles Blackwood, Criminal Justice Resources Director Caitlin <br /> 22 Fenhagen, Deputy Clerk to the Board David Hunt and Assistant Deputy Clerk II Allen <br /> 23 Coleman (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below.) <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Due to current public health concerns, the Board of Commissioners conducted a Virtual <br /> 28 Listening Session on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Members of the Board of Commissioners <br /> 29 participated in the meeting remotely. Members of the public were able to view and listen to the <br /> 30 meeting via live streaming video at http://www.orangecountVnc.gov/967/Meeting-Videos and on <br /> 31 Orange County Gov-TV on channels 1301 or 97.6 (Spectrum Cable). <br /> 32 <br /> 33 <br /> 34 1. Welcome — Chair Penny Rich <br /> 35 Chair Rich said tonight's session is not an open dialogue, but the listening session is <br /> 36 being recorded to help the County Commissioners, Sheriff's Office, Human Rights and <br /> 37 Relations Commission synthesize the information and plan for future actions. <br /> 38 Chair Rich introduced the Commissioners, noting that Commissioner Price is absent due <br /> 39 to a death in the family. She introduced Sheriff Blackwood; Caitlin Fenhagen, Criminal Justice <br /> 40 Resources Department (CJRD) Director; and Frances Castillo, Human Rights and Relations <br /> 41 Commission Chair. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 2. Presentation by Human Relations Commission (HRC) Chair, Frances Castillo <br /> 44 Frances Castillo provided an overview of the Commission's mission. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 <br /> 47 3. Listening Session — Public Comment <br /> 48 <br /> 49 PUBLIC COMMENT: <br /> 50 Deborah Stroman said the community is too comfortable, and seeks "normalcy". She <br /> 51 read an expert from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from a Birmingham Jail. She said <br />