Agenda - 12-05-2022; 8-a - Minutes

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Attachment 1 1 1 DRAFT MINUTES 2 ORANGE COUNTY 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 4 BUSINESS MEETING 5 October 18, 2022 6 7:00 p.m. 7 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, October 9 18, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. 10 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Renee Price, Vice Chair Jamezetta Bedford, 12 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, and Anna Richards 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. 14 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 15 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager 16 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified 17 appropriately below) 18 19 Chair Price called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. 20 21 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda 22 Chair Price noted that item 8-g on the consent agenda will be removed and considered at 23 a later date. She also requested consideration of an additional item under 6-c at the request of 24 Community Home Trust. 25 26 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to 27 add an item on Community Home Trust as item 6-c. 28 29 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 30 31 Chair Price dispensed with reading the public charge. 32 33 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) 34 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda 35 36 There was no one signed up to speak on matters not on the printed agenda. 37 38 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 39 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 40 41 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 42 Commissioner Greene said she was unable to attend a recent event celebrating the 43 Neuse River as "River of the Year" by the American River non-profit organization, but wanted to 44 highlight the improvements to the river over the last fifteen years. She said that October 18, 2022 45 is the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. 46 Commissioner Fowler said she attended recent meetings for TARPO, the Policy Steering 47 Committee, and the ABC Board. She said that the NC Transportation Planning Department will 48 receive $1.9 million for EV charging stations to be distributed throughout the state. She said there 49 was also a request for proposals from CMAC for about $200,000 with a 20% match for which 50 Orange County could be eligible. She said at the Policy Steering Committee they learned that 51 there are federal funds to help move forward with the North/South Bus Rapid Transit line on