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4 1 talked with the DSS Director and staff at the reception to get a better understanding of traditional 2 Medicaid vs. the Medicaid waiver program. She attended a special presentation on housing from 3 the former Wake County planning director. She said it was interesting to see how they streamlined 4 their permitting process for residents. 5 Commissioner Greene agreed that the presentation Commissioner Portie-Ascott 6 mentioned was very well done. She said her takeaway was the importance of combining land use 7 with transportation planning. Commissioner Greene took a moment to recognize a couple of 8 events that took place over the summer that the Board forgot to mention at their last meeting. She 9 said the UPROAR festival was a tremendous success and hopes the Board and staff will support 10 Katie Murray in planning another event. She said there was also a groundbreaking for the Lumos 11 project, which will bring broadband to over 20,000 households in Orange County. She said 12 because the Board used$10,000,000 directly from the federal government, this process is moving 13 more quickly than some other counties using other funding sources. Commissioner Greene also 14 encouraged everyone to get their vaccines this season. 15 Commissioner Hamilton thanked Commissioner Greene for bringing attention to UPROAR 16 and updates on Lumos. She said she attended the Alliance Health board meeting earlier this 17 month. She said for those who don't know, Alliance Health is the Manage Care Organization for 18 the county, which provides mental health services for residents with Medicaid and uninsured 19 residents. She said Alliance Health is working hard to improve services to residents, get ready for 20 Medicaid expansion, and have a plan to coordinate physical and mental health. Commissioner 21 Hamilton said the Capital Needs Work Group is meeting tomorrow morning and will receive a 22 report from a consultant regarding the capital needs of schools. She said this presentation will 23 likely also take place at the joint meeting with the school boards on September 261h 24 Chair Bedford said two volunteers from the Board are needed to serve on the Naming 25 Committee for the 203 Project. Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Richards volunteered 26 to serve. 27 28 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 29 30 a. Presentation of the Schools Safety Task Force Final Report 31 The Board received a presentation on the Schools Safety Task Force Final Report. 32 33 BACKGROUND: The Charge and composition of the Schools Safety Task Force were 34 established at the Board's November 15, 2022 Business Meeting. With a subsequent amendment 35 to the Charge approved at the Board of Commissioners' April 18, 2023 Business meeting, the 36 Task Force was charged to: 37 1) Discuss ways in which the Orange County government, schools, law enforcement, and 38 community can enhance the safety of the school environment to protect from external 39 threats and promote the education of Orange County K-12 public school students; and 40 2) Recommend to the Board of County Commissioners new or amended policies, 41 ordinances, and/or practices that will address those external threats and provide a safer 42 school environment for our students, teachers and staff. 43 44 Task Force members were appointed in December 2022 and January/February 2023. 45 46 Commissioner Jean Hamilton and Commissioner Earl McKee served as Co-Chairs for the Task 47 Force, and Retired District Court Judge Jay Bryan served as the facilitator. The Task Force met 48 six times between February and June 2023 and explored the primary topic areas of: 49 • Protest/demonstrations 50 • Active Assailants, and 51 0 Public Access to School Property During School Hours.