Minutes 02-17-2022 Virtual Business Meeting

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2 trauma-recovery, she is leaving here to start a peer-support supervision pilot program for the State. She said she hopes to be the first trauma-healing center in Orange County. She will be doing all she can to give back to the community and gain the Board's support during the budget process in her business. Chair Price thanked Candace Alley for coming to speak to them and verified that she has is in touch with the Outside Agency Funding Program through the county. b. Matters on the Printed Agenda (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members Commissioner Fowler said that she attended the Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) meeting last week, but not much happened with funding on hold. She said the Agricultural Summit was Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week, and she did the welcome this morning. She encouraged people to use the Visit NC Farm App, which she learned about through the summit, and said she downloaded the app herself today. She said she attended the Climate Council meeting this afternoon where they discussed their yearly progress report that they will send to the Board of Commissioners. She said they also talked about future which may include education for other cities, as well as a regional summit. Commissioner Hamilton said the Capital Needs Work Group met on Wednesday morning and is making progress. She said they are getting a sense of the scope of the work and making timelines for information they want to receive. She said the next meeting will be March 16, 2022 at 8:30 AM and will focus on how the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) impacts the capital needs of the schools. Commissioner Bedford said the Burlington-Graham MPO met this week. She attended the REI Groundwater training again on Monday and noted that it is available to all commissioners. She also attended the climate session during the Ag Summit and learned a lot about the State Climate Office at NC State. Commissioner Richards attended the Chamber of Commerce board meeting this morning. She invited the commissioners to look at the chamber's calendar on their website and attend their upcoming events. She highlighted the Career Academy Kickoff scheduled for Tuesday morning at 8:30 AM, as well as the Chamber Annual Meeting. She said she attended one day of the Ag Summit and learned about the State Climate Office and the challenges with meat processing in the state. She said also attended and enjoyed the REI Groundwater training. Commissioner Greene said she attended the Ag Summit, and particularly enjoyed the conservation easement session and the agro-tourism discussion. She presented at the summit on the work of the Broadband Task Force and started a conversation with farmers on their broadband needs. Last week she attended an online session on the development of the Trinity Court public housing in Chapel Hill. She said this is relevant to the county because it is being redeveloped by a private partner and most units house those with project-based vouchers. Chair Price said she unfortunately did not get to listen to very much of the Ag Summit, as she attended the National Association of Counties (NACo) conference this week. She said there was discussion on plans to bolster assistance and support for rural areas, including broadband, and how to bring electric vehicles and tools into rural areas. She said there was also focus was on the American Recovery Plan and how to use those funds. She said that Governor Cooper held a press conference this afternoon and discussed local jurisdictions and school boards lifting mask mandates in certain low risk areas, and these areas includes schools. She said that she and the town mayors will meet with the Health Director tomorrow to