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2 <br /> 1 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> 2 Commissioner Fowler had no comments. <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene had no comments. <br /> 4 Commissioner Hamilton said she gave remarks at the opening of the Waterstone Fire and <br /> 5 EMS Station. She said the facility was designed with the input of public safety and is a testament <br /> 6 to the cooperation between Orange County, Orange Rural Fire Department, the Town of <br /> 7 Hillsborough, and all volunteers and first responders. She said she went to the Hargraves <br /> 8 Community Center on May 20th for the Be Well Resource Fair and Family Fun event. She said <br /> 9 there was a lot of information on mental health resources in the community. She said one item <br /> 10 that caught her attention was discussion about a psycho-active substance called Delta 8. She <br /> 11 said products containing the substance have similar packaging to candy products that children <br /> 12 might buy. She said Delta 8 is legal because it is synthesized from hemp. She said it is important <br /> 13 for the community to recognize that companies are using packaging to lure children into thinking <br /> 14 something is candy. She said it has been brought up at the Health Department, but seeing the <br /> 15 packaging made her realize the extent of the problem. <br /> 16 Chair Bedford said the Board of Health was re-accredited. She said that the Board will <br /> 17 hold their last budget work session on June 8th. She said if anyone had comments, to please get <br /> 18 them to the Board. She said the Board typically does not make any changes to the budget <br /> 19 between the last budget work session and the date of adoption. <br /> 20 Vice-Chair McKee expressed appreciation to everyone in attendance at the meeting. <br /> 21 Commissioner Portie-Ascott also thanked everyone in attendance at the meeting. She <br /> 22 said she completed the ethics requirement for local elected government officials. She said she <br /> 23 attended the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council meeting. She said they wanted to increase the <br /> 24 diversity of the committee and to hear from all members of the community. She said they are <br /> 25 looking for people under 21 years of age and in particular people from the Latino and Asian-Pacific <br /> 26 Islander communities. She said they are also looking for people from the Parks and Recreation <br /> 27 and business communities. <br /> 28 Commissioner Richards had no comments. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 As amended earlier in the meeting, Commissioner Fowler made a motion to approve Item <br /> 31 8 — Consent Agenda, with the addition of item 8-s. Vice-Chair McKee seconded the motion. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 34 <br /> 35 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 36 None. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 5. Public Hearings <br /> 39 <br /> 40 a. Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Performance Agreement Between Orange County, <br /> 41 North Carolina and Terra Equity, Inc., and Approval of Budget Amendment#10-A <br /> 42 The Board: <br /> 43 1. Received information and held a public hearing on the issuance of a performance-based <br /> 44 agreement by the County to a private development company; <br /> 45 2. Approved the proposed performance-based agreement, with claw-back provisions, for the <br /> 46 extension of public utilities (water and sewer) into the Hillsborough Economic <br /> 47 Development District; and <br /> 48 3. Approved Budget Amendment#10-A. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 BACKGROUND: Beginning in FY 2014-15 and extending through FY 2017-18, the County <br /> 51 budgeted a total of $2,590,000 (funded through the County's Economic Development Portion of <br />