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1 <br /> APPROVED 9/5/23 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUSINESS MEETING <br /> May 16, 2023 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, May 16, <br /> 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Human Services Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice Chair Earl McKee, <br /> and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and Anna <br /> Richards (arrived at 7:07 p.m.) <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present, <br /> except for Commissioner Richards. <br /> 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Hamilton, seconded by Vice-Chair McKee, to <br /> remove item 6-a from the agenda. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Chair Bedford dispensed with reading the public charge. <br /> 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> Thomas Deis, from Triangle Youth Hockey of NC, spoke about their program, which <br /> serves about 200 children. He said his program has significant problems with the management <br /> of the Sportsplex. He said that their program competes against two different travel organizations <br /> that the Sportsplex management heads up. He said that the management provides better and <br /> more significant ice time for those competing teams. He said that the Sportsplex should be for <br /> the Orange County community. He said they have had to turn away youth from the program <br /> because they do not have space. He had materials for the Board describing the statistics for his <br /> program. He said that the materials show that there is a significant disparity in the amount of ice <br /> time for his program as compared to the other teams. He said they are 6 times the size of the <br /> other teams and only receive 3-4 times the amount of ice time. He said they serve children from <br /> 6-18 years old, but most fall between 9-14 years old. He said that the Sportsplex wanted to take <br /> their organization over, but they turned the Sportsplex down. He said that management has done <br /> numerous retaliatory things. He said that they just want to get back to the amount of ice time they <br /> had prior to the travel organizations use of the facility. <br />