Minutes 09-22-2020 Continued Virtual Business Meeting from 9/15/2020

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56 internet connections will reduce disparities, enhance quality of life for all the State's residents, and broaden opportunities in areas such as education,jobs creation, small business development, health care, civic participation, and growth in farm enterprises; 2) Minimum Wage Increase — Support legislation to raise the minimum wage for all, not just employees of the State of North Carolina, to enhance people's economic security, improve access to safe and secure housing, boost the economy with increased spending, decrease dependence on government assistance programs, and improve the lives of families; 3) Abolish State Death Penalty— Support legislation to abolish the State of North Carolina's death penalty; 4) Expansion of Protected Classes — Seek statewide legislative action to provide all North Carolina local governments with the authority to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in order to protect these classes from discrimination and discriminatory practices; and authorize complaints for discrimination to be brought in North Carolina Courts by any Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recognized protected class; 5) School Impact Fee Authority— Support legislation authorizing all North Carolina local government jurisdictions providing funding for public education to levy impact fees on new residential development to help pay for school construction. The North Carolina General Assembly approved legislation in the 1980's for some jurisdictions to levy these impact fees to support public school infrastructure. The authority to levy the fee to support school facility needs should be available to all local government jurisdictions providing funding for public education; 6) Full Funding of the Leandro Remedial Action Plan — Support the full funding of the Leandro Remedial Action Plan, which details additional comprehensive, targeted education funding over the next eight years in order for the State to come into compliance with its constitutional obligation to provide every student a sound basic education; 7) Repeal of the Monument Protection Act— Support legislation that repeals the (so- called) Monument Protection Act which was enacted to protect confederate monuments and symbols in the wake of the murders of nine African Americans in South Carolina in 2015, and that restores the regulation of monuments or symbols on public property to local governments; 8) Legalization of Marijuana — Support legislation to legalize the possession and use of marijuana, permit licensed businesses to engage in retail sales to adults, and enhance revenue for governments with taxes, licenses, and other associated revenues that can be utilized to address opioid and other drug-related problems and other needs; 9) Innovative Food Supply Chain Initiatives — Support food supply chain initiatives and funding for equipment, supplies, and other nonrecurring expenses to improve and spark innovation in food preservation and processing techniques to create a more secure and resilient supply chain and better prepare the State for emergencies that adversely impact the State's food supply;