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Attachment 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 VIRTUAL BUSINESS MEETING <br /> 5 February 17, 2022 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Virtual Business Meeting on <br /> 9 Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, <br /> 12 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Jean Hamilton, Sally Greene, and Anna Richards <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Earl McKee <br /> 14 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 15 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 16 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 17 appropriately below) <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 A roll call was called; all members were present except for Commissioner McKee. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Due to current public health concerns, the Board of Commissioners is conducting a Virtual <br /> 24 Business Meeting on Thursday, February 17, 2022. Members of the Board of Commissioners <br /> 25 participated in the meeting remotely. As in prior meetings, members of the public were able to <br /> 26 view and listen to the meeting via live streaming video at <br /> 27 http://www.orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos and on Orange County Gov-TV on <br /> 28 channels 1301 or 97.6 (Spectrum Cable). <br /> 29 <br /> 30 In this new virtual process, there are two methods for public comment. <br /> 31 . Written submittals by email <br /> 32 . Speaking during the virtual meeting <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Detailed public comment instructions for each method are provided at the bottom of this <br /> 35 agenda. (Pre-registration is required.) <br /> 36 <br /> 37 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 38 None. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Chair Price dispensed with reading the public charge. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 43 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 44 Candace Alley introduced herself to the Board and indicated she is a certified alcohol <br /> 45 and drug counselor in Orange County. She said she is starting a program here and runs a non- <br /> 46 profit on January 4, 2022 that will hopefully become a 501(c)(3) by mid-April. She said she has <br /> 47 created a trauma-healing ecosystem that is patent pending. She wanted to introduce herself to <br /> 48 the Board and looks forward to working with Orange County through her program. She has lived <br /> 49 in Orange County since 2010 and has been a business owner here since 2016. She said she <br /> 50 has never been comfortable to ask for support of the community, but as part of her own trauma- <br />