Agenda - 10-06-20; 8-a - Minutes

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14 1 Bill Aucoin thanked the Board for the opportunity to speak tonight. He said his family 2 has lived in Becketts Ridge for the past 20 years, and they are excited about potential 3 development and is frustrated by the community speaking out against it. He said it is just a 4 smear campaign and he finds it very frustrating. He said he is not alone in his support of this 5 project, but those voices are not being heard. He said Orange County is full of protected green 6 space, and there are not many options for development like this project. He said he supports 7 the project, and the jobs and revenue that it will bring. 8 9 Daniel Yarborough said he concurs with the previously mentioned concerns, and he is 10 against this project. He said the enormous amount of traffic is of particular concern. 11 12 Chair Rich said the BOCC will review this project at its September 15t" meeting, and will 13 have a public hearing where the public will be welcome to speak. 14 15 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 16 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda 17 below.) 18 19 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 20 Commissioner Bedford said she attended meetings for the Department of Social 21 Services, GoTriangle Advisory Board, JCPC, and the Visitors Bureau Board. She said the 22 Visitors Bureau's budget will be redone. She said she greatly appreciated County staff and 23 Chair Rich for their time. 24 Commissioner Greene said she received a question from a resident about voting in the 25 context of eviction within 25 days of the election. She said Representative Meyer said this 26 would not be a problem, as long as one still resides in North Carolina. She asked if staff could 27 follow up on this information, and publicize the information. 28 Commissioner Greene noted the sad passing of writer Randall Kenan. 29 Commissioner McKee petitioned for staff to bring to the Board a report about the 30 measures to provide countywide broadband, and to identify funding of up to $30 million dollars 31 that can be moved to afford this effort. He asked if this information could be provided by 32 October 31, 2020. 33 Commissioner Price said the 2020 Census will end on September 30, which is a month 34 early. She thanked staff for helping get the word out about the Census, and encouraged people 35 to fill out the form. 36 Commissioner Dorosin said he appreciated Commissioner Price bringing up the census. 37 He said a legal challenge has been made against the Trump administration for terminating the 38 census process early. He said he shared Durham Tech's new Equity, Inclusivity and Diversity 39 Action Plan, which is a powerful document. He commended the new Durham Tech president 40 and the Durham Tech Board for its creation. He said there was a hearing in the ongoing 41 Leandro case regarding school funding, and Judge David Lee said he was going to sign a new 42 order first year implementation plan, specifically targeting funds for at risk students, special 43 education, and limited English proficiency learners. He said funding for these students is 44 critical, especially during COVID. 45 Commissioner Marcoplos said he attended Orange County Transit Planning meetings 46 over the summer. He said there is an upcoming Community Engagement campaign, which will 47 be really interesting. He said he has also been involved with GoTriangle. He said commuter 48 rail will not be coming to Hillsborough, due to ridership and cost issues. He said negotiations 49 continue between NC Railroad and GoTriangle. He said there are new CEOs at North Carolina 50 Railroad and GoTriangle. He said he is optimistic that commuter rail will exist between Durham 51 and Raleigh.