Agenda - 02-02-2021 Virtual Board Meeting; 8-a - Minutes

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18 1 Commissioner McKee said he can understand this argument, and sees his own success 2 in life being connected to inherited property and others benefits. He said he sees a reparations 3 plan costing trillions of dollars, not millions, and struggles to support a resolution prior to 4 discussing the implication of the action. He said he supports HR 40 and universal health care. 5 He said the minimum wage being increased to $15 would eliminate low wage work. He said he 6 cannot support letter"c," as it is without any clarification or boundaries. He said the resolution 7 overall is important, as it address the past, present and future, but it is important to really 8 consider the future as we cannot remain a divided country. 9 Commissioner Greene said she hoped the BOCC could pass this resolution 10 unanimously. She said she would be willing to leave out letters b and c if it would earn 11 Commissioner McKee's vote. 12 Commissioner McKee said no, he has concerns with the entire section. He said 13 conversations need to lead to specifics, and this is too general. 14 Commissioner Dorosin said the entire section is important. 15 16 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Greene to 17 approve the Resolution in Support of Reparations for Black/African Americans, and authorize 18 the Chair to sign the resolution. 19 20 Commissioner Fowler asked if Commissioner McKee would be willing to vote for the 21 resolution if Commissioner Greene's additional "Be It Further Resolved" were removed in its 22 entirety. 23 Commissioner McKee said yes, absolutely. 24 Chair Price asked if the motion makers would approve the removal of letters "a" through 25 "e" in the "be it further resolved". 26 Commissioners Dorosin and Greene said no. 27 Commissioner Hamilton said she would vote for this resolution, but wanted to 28 acknowledge Commissioner McKee's concern that looks to resolutions calling on others to do 29 something. She said Orange County should look at itself, and see what it can do to address 30 systemic racism. She is hesitant to just put out words, and fail to follow up with specific actions. 31 Commissioner Greene said she referenced the Darity/Mullen book as one approach to 32 reparations, and, of course, there are other approaches. She said the intent is to move the 33 conversation forward, which this resolution does. 34 35 Chair Price called each Commissioner by name (roll call). 36 37 VOTE: 6 Ayes; 1 Nay (Commissioner McKee) 38 39 MOTION PASSES: 6-1 40 41 5. Public Hearings 42 NONE 43 44 6. Regular Agenda 45 46 a. County Commissioners: Boards and Commissions Assignments 47 The Board considered selecting Boards and Commissions on which Board members 48 would like to serve during 2021. 49 50