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3 <br /> 1 Chair Price asked staff to bring information to the Board about the proposed <br /> 2 Community Home Trust Elected Officials Advisory Committee. She said she attended the <br /> 3 roundtable with Josh Stein on Monday. She said she is very impressed with the Lantern Project <br /> 4 and the people who spoke, Michael Ashe and Crystal Graham, were very open. She said one <br /> 5 issue they mentioned is transportation. She said she wants to look at ways to provide better <br /> 6 transportation from rural areas, small towns, and into the cities. She said she met with the <br /> 7 school boards chairs to set the agenda for the joint meeting on September 29th. She said the <br /> 8 Board will receive an update from the schools since the school year has started, their funding, <br /> 9 school safety, and capital needs. She shared that the Visitors Bureau has new visitor's guide <br /> 10 and map. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 13 <br /> 14 a. Resolution Authorizing the Installation of a Historical Marker on the Southeast Corner <br /> 15 of the Historic Courthouse Lawn <br /> 16 The Board considered the approval of a resolution authorizing the installation of a historical <br /> 17 marker on the southeast corner of the lawn at the Historic Courthouse. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 BACKGROUND: The Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition has been working to <br /> 20 place at least two historical markers in the County — one on the grounds of the Orange County <br /> 21 Old Courthouse at Hillsborough, and one within the Town of Carrboro. The purpose of the <br /> 22 markers is to document the history of racial terror lynchings that claimed the lives of more than <br /> 23 120 Black people in North Carolina, and specifically the four that are known to have taken place <br /> 24 in Orange County. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 The Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition has partnered with the Equal Justice <br /> 27 Initiative (EJI), a non-profit organization that provides historical markers for community <br /> 28 remembrance coalitions at no cost, other than for installation of the marker. The wording and <br /> 29 design of the marker is provided by the EJI. More information regarding the EJI Historical <br /> 30 Marker program can be found in Attachment 1. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 The proposed location for the marker is the southwestern portion of the Historic Courthouse <br /> 33 lawn as shown on the map in Attachment 2. The dimensions and appearance of historical <br /> 34 marker were reviewed and approved by the Town of Hillsborough. The costs to install the <br /> 35 marker are minimal and estimated to be under $500. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Attachment 3 is a resolution authorizing the installation of the marker on the grounds of the <br /> 38 Historic Courthouse. Upon approval by the Board, the resolution along with a letter will be sent <br /> 39 to EJI, and EJI can begin the process of creating the marker, which may take several months <br /> 40 before it is ready for installation. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Chair Price reviewed the background information for the item. <br /> 43 Steve Arndt, Asset Management Services Director, gave the following PowerPoint <br /> 44 presentation: <br /> 45 <br /> 46 <br />