Agenda - 02-21-2023; 8-a - Minutes

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I DRAFT MINUTES 2 ORANGE COUNTY 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 4 BUSINESS MEETING 5 January 17, 2023 6 7:00 p.m. 7 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, January 9 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. 10 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford (arrived at 7:14 pm), Vice 12 Chair Earl McKee, and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, and Anna 13 Richards (arrived at 7:09 pm) 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Deputy County Manager Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board 17 Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) 18 COUNTY STAFF ABSENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley 19 20 Vice Chair McKee called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.All commissioners were present 21 except Chair Bedford and Commissioner Richards. 22 Vice Chair McKee said Chair Bedford was coming from another meeting and would be 23 late to the meeting. 24 25 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda 26 There were no changes to the agenda. 27 Vice Chair McKee dispensed with reading the public charge. 28 29 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) 30 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda 31 32 There was no one signed up to speak on matters not on the printed agenda. 33 34 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 35 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 36 37 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 38 Commissioner Fowler said she visited Volunteers for Youth this past week as part of the 39 Juvenile Crime Prevention Council. She said it is a diversion program and it was interesting to 40 see what services they offer. She noted they continue to have low program numbers since the 41 pandemic began. She said she attended the ABC Board meeting this morning and they closed 42 out 2022 with strong numbers. She noted that the Board recently appointed a new member. 43 Commissioner Greene said she represented the Board yesterday at an Martin Luther King, 44 Jr. event at Mt. Zion in Northern Orange County. She said she and Chair Bedford went to Carol 45 Woods' annual event for non-profits they fund and they were able to hear all of the things and 46 causes that Carol Woods is supporting in the community. She said she chaired the meeting of 47 the Area Agency on Aging's Advisory Council, where they received an update on North Carolina 48 State's dementia-friendly and adaptive and inclusive plan. She said she is proud that Orange 49 County is leading the way in being a dementia-friendly community. 50 51 Commissioner Richards arrived at 7:09 pm.