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16 <br /> 1 billing practices to establish pricing policies, potential waivers and debt forgiveness <br /> 2 opportunities to assist impacted customers; <br /> 3 <br /> 4 52) Evictions Information Detailed in Credit Reports— Support legislation that would <br /> 5 remove an eviction from a tenant's credit report (1) that occurred "as a result" of the <br /> 6 pandemic during the period covered by the Governor's State of Emergency <br /> 7 Declaration; and (2) after having been on their credit report for three years; <br /> 8 <br /> 9 53) Food Resiliency and Supply Chain Initiatives — Support food resiliency and supply <br /> 10 chain initiatives and funding for equipment, supplies, and other nonrecurring expenses <br /> 11 based on the urgency and need created by the COVID pandemic. The average food <br /> 12 insecurity rate across North Carolina counties is 14 percent, with that rate projected to <br /> 13 rise to 19.3 percent due to the COVID pandemic, and from 19.3 percent to 28 percent <br /> 14 for children. A more secure and resilient supply chain will benefit residents and better <br /> 15 prepare the State for emergencies that adversely impact the State's food supply; <br /> 16 <br /> 17 54) E-911 Funds— Support protection and broader applications of the NC 9-1-1 Fund to <br /> 18 be used primarily for assuring that 9-1-1 systems are able to upgrade existing <br /> 19 performance levels in order to pay for 9-1-1 operations or 9-1-1 related upgrades such <br /> 20 as the infrastructure needed to migrate to next-generation (NG911) technology. <br /> 21 Orange County has appreciated past efforts and supports future initiatives to assure <br /> 22 our residents are provided continued access to emergency services from all sources; <br /> 23 and <br /> 24 <br /> 25 55) Dangerous Dogs Determinations — Support legislation to amend the NC Dangerous <br /> 26 Dog Law to allow dangerous-dog declarations to be revoked after a period of time, <br /> 27 and when there is substantial justification for doing so, in order that a dog does not <br /> 28 needlessly live its entire life with restrictions such as being muzzled. Orange County's <br /> 29 ordinance includes this language, but that consideration is meaningless without a <br /> 30 parallel provision within State law. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Renee Price, Chair <br /> 34 <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Recorded by Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Submitted for approval by Laura Jensen, Clerk to the Board. <br />