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2 <br /> 1 Call to Order and Roll Calls <br /> 2 Chair Price called a meeting of Orange County Board of Commissioners to order at 7:00 <br /> 3 p.m. She performed a roll call of the County Commissioners; all members were present. <br /> 4 Mayor Damon Seils called a meeting of the Carrboro Town Council to order. He <br /> 5 performed a roll call of the Town Council; all members were present. <br /> 6 Mayor Jenn Weaver called a meeting of the Hillsborough Board of Commissioners to <br /> 7 order. She performed a roll call of the Board of Commissioners; all members were present <br /> 8 except for Evelyn P. Lloyd and Matt Hughes. <br /> 9 Mayor Pro Tem Karen Stegman called a meeting of the Chapel Hill Town Council to <br /> 10 order. She performed a roll call of the Town Council; all members were present except for <br /> 11 Jessica Anderson, Tai Huynh, and Pam Hemminger. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Welcome and Opening Comments (BOCC Chair and Mayors) <br /> 14 Chair Price said read a passage written by Martin Luther King, Jr. from his manuscript <br /> 15 "Where Do We Go From Here; Chaos or Community?" on the importance of community. She <br /> 16 said she was glad to be present at the Assembly of Governments meeting with everyone and <br /> 17 that she believes they can accomplish so much for the people they serve as they work together <br /> 18 as one orange. <br /> 19 Chair Price greeted everyone and introduced members of the Board of Commissioners. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Chapel Hill Council Member Jessica Anderson joined the meeting at 7:06 p.m. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Hillsborough Commissioner Member Matt Hughes joined the meeting at 7:06 p.m. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Mayor Pro Tem Karen Stegman greeted everyone and introduced members of the <br /> 26 Chapel Hill Town Council. <br /> 27 Mayor Weaver greeted everyone and introduced members of the Hillsborough Board of <br /> 28 Commissioners. <br /> 29 Mayor Seils greeted everyone and introduced members of the Carrboro Town Council. <br /> 30 Chair Price asked staff to introduce themselves as appropriate during the presentations. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 1. Long Term Recovery Plan Update <br /> 33 In 2020, the County and its municipal partners allocated a total of $175,000 in CARES Act <br /> 34 funding to retain a consultant to support long term recovery planning and to draft a final report <br /> 35 with detailed recommendations, implementation approaches, and performance indicators. The <br /> 36 planning effort involved several community organizations and representatives to quantify and <br /> 37 characterize the impact of the pandemic in their respective focus areas, generate ideas and <br /> 38 recommendations, establish recovery priorities using a social justice and racial equity <br /> 39 perspective, and review of the final draft documents. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Public engagement efforts during the planning process sought to engage all community <br /> 42 members and included deliberate measures to improve representation from communities of <br /> 43 color. The County convened focus groups and translated engagement materials into four <br /> 44 languages to increase representation from communities most severely impacted by the <br /> 45 pandemic. Feedback from these groups was shared with local governments, elevated, and <br /> 46 referenced throughout the planning process to help shape the strategies and initiatives in the <br /> 47 plan. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 The guiding vision of the Plan is to leverage recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic to <br /> 50 strengthen and transform Orange County by improving economic sustainability, providing <br /> 51 resources, and advancing social and racial equity. The recommendations in the Plan are <br />