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9 <br /> 1 youth, home demonstration club members (better known now as Extension & Community <br /> 2 Association), and Extension employees; and <br /> 3 <br /> 4 WHEREAS, Bonnie B. Davis was a founding member of Friends of Department of Social <br /> 5 Services and the Women of Distinction Extension Club, an active member of the Mars Hill <br /> 6 Extension Club and other Extension Clubs which have served as the community connection for <br /> 7 the NC Cooperative Extension FCS program for years; and <br /> 8 <br /> 9 WHEREAS, Bonnie B. Davis was the Chairperson for the Board of Social Services, was a <br /> 10 founding member of Orange Congregations in Mission, a member of the Regional Library Board <br /> 11 of Trustee, and was an active board member of the Orange County Literacy Council; and <br /> 12 <br /> 13 WHEREAS, Bonnie B. Davis received many state and local awards and was a recipient of the <br /> 14 Orange County Pauli Murray award in 2000; <br /> 15 <br /> 16 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br /> 17 hereby re-name the new Orange County Environmental Agricultural Center (EAC) to the Orange <br /> 18 County Bonnie B. Davis Environmental and Agricultural Center. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 This the 16th day of March, 2021. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Renee Price, Chair <br /> 24 Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 25 <br /> 26 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton to <br /> 27 approve and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution re-naming the new Orange County <br /> 28 Environmental Agricultural Center (EAC) to the Orange County Bonnie B. Davis Environmental <br /> 29 and Agricultural Center. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Roll call ensued <br /> 32 <br /> 33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Commissioner Dorosin said this resolution and renaming is exactly what he had hoped <br /> 36 for when the County revisited the naming policies for buildings in the County. He thanked the <br /> 37 Board for making the change, so that people like Ms. Davis can be honored. <br /> 38 Chair Price agreed, and said Ms. Davis was the bedrock for the community. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 b. World Water Day Proclamation <br /> 41 The Board considered voting to approve a proclamation naming March 22, 2021 as <br /> 42 World Water Day in Orange County. <br /> 43 Brennan Bouma, Sustainability Coordinator, thanked the Commissioners for giving him <br /> 44 the opportunity to recognize the value of water and highlight the World Water Day tradition <br /> 45 established by the United Nations. He said the tradition emphasizes the critical role water plays <br /> 46 in our lives, economy, and environment. He said the theme this year is "Valuing Water." He <br /> 47 said water is valued in many ways around the world, from industrial to religious, and the ways <br /> 48 we relate to water are different, but all are important. <br /> 49 Catherine Matthews said she is a member of A Voice for Efland and Orange and the <br /> 50 group has joined with the Women's League for International Peace and Freedom to sponsor a <br /> 51 celebration of Orange County's World Water Day. She invited the Commissioners and public to <br />