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15 <br /> Chair Rich said it has been a really busy summer, especially surrounding the opening of <br /> the University of North Carolina (UNC). <br /> Chair Rich said the North Carolina Housing Crescent Award went to Habitat. She said <br /> this was the first time Habitat has received an award for senior housing, and it used some of the <br /> 2016 BOCC bond money. <br /> Chair Rich said she sent the Board a copy of a draft letter to Attorney General (AG) Josh <br /> Stein in support of the postage service. She thanked Commissioner Dorosin for adding three <br /> paragraphs to the letter. She said she would like to send this to AG Stein, with the Board's <br /> approval, along with the NC Senators and Congressmen. <br /> Chair Rich petitioned the Board to name the Whitted Meeting Room after Donna Baker. <br /> She said she received the naming policy from the Manager's Office, and this naming fits into <br /> that policy. She said former Commissioners have asked that, if this naming goes forward, the <br /> event be held live so that all can attend. <br /> Chair Rich said she sent a resolution, for the Board to consider at its next meeting, to <br /> decriminalize marijuana. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> a. Resolution Honoring and Remembering Donna Baker, Clerk to the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> The Board considered voting to adopt a resolution honoring and remembering Donna <br /> Baker, Clerk to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> On July 31, 2020, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners Donna Baker passed away <br /> unexpectedly at her home in Orange County. Ms. Baker had served as Clerk to the Board for 18 <br /> years since her appointment in June 2002. <br /> Donna graduated from high school in Georgetown, SC and subsequently from Clemson <br /> University with Honors in 1978. Ms. Baker built a lifelong career of community service from her <br /> early work with parents and children at The Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill, to positions <br /> with Georgetown, SC County Government, and her most recent position as Clerk to the Orange <br /> County Board of County Commissioners. <br /> Donna was blessed with two children — Jeremy and CeCe —who are now older with families of <br /> their own. She was an accomplished learner and reader, and was also a true lover of animals, <br /> including adopting several rescue pets over time. <br /> While she greatly loved Orange County, Donna also held a special place in her heart for the <br /> South Carolina beaches, especially the Georgetown/Pawley's Island area. She spent many <br /> years and vacations there enjoying the sea and surf. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin read the resolution: <br /> RES-2020-043 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION HONORING AND REMEMBERING DONNA BAKER, <br /> CLERK TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />