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3 1 Commissioner Hamilton attended a presentation by Chapel Hill Planning staff on September 28th 2 regarding potentially changing the WASMPBA boundary. She said that issue will be with the 3 Chapel Hill Town Council. 4 Commissioner Hamilton said a report from the consultant working on the capital needs of 5 schools was given at the Capital Needs Work Group on September 20th, and the Board's joint 6 meeting with the School Boards on September 26th. She said the report included the condition of 7 all the schools in Orange County as well as how to prioritize the different needs both for the 8 condition of the facilities as well as educational adequacy. She said it was a lot of information and 9 she's happy we've reached this step as a county. She said she wants people to notice and pay 10 attention and review the report because there will be a lot of decisions that have to be made. She 11 said she attended the Chamber of Commerce meeting this morning and there was a forum for 12 candidates in Orange County. She said she will also attend the Alliance Health board meeting on 13 Thursday. 14 Commissioner Fowler said she also attended the candidate forum breakfast today and 15 enjoyed hearing ideas from candidates. She said she has not yet been to the Innovation Junction, 16 but B3 has a pop-up coffee shop there, which is a company that employs people with and without 17 disabilities. 18 Commissioner Greene said she attended the GoTriangle meeting on Wednesday and the 19 board adopted some fourth quarter amendments to the Orange Transit Plan and elected new 20 officers. She said the new Chair is Brenda Howerton, Chair of the Durham County Board of 21 Commissioners, Vice-Chair is Mary-Ann Baldwin, Mayor of the City of Raleigh, Vivian Jones, 22 Mayor of Wake Forest, is Treasurer, and she announced that she will serve as the board's 23 Secretary. 24 25 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations 26 27 a. National 4-H Week Proclamation 28 The Board approved a proclamation recognizing October 1-7, 2023, as National 4-H Week in 29 Orange County. 30 31 BACKGROUND: National 4-H Week is October 1-7, 2023, and is promoted by both the National 32 4-H Council and North Carolina 4-H and celebrated in states and counties from coast to coast. 33 The overall goals of National 4-H Week are to promote the ways in which 4-H serves families and 34 youth in grades kindergarten through twelfth, and to promote the 4-H "learn by doing" experiential 35 learning model that sparks youth interest in future careers, leadership, and community service. 36 Orange County boasts eight community-based clubs from Cedar Grove to Carrboro and continues 37 to grow to meet the needs of Orange County residents. 38 39 Orange County Cooperative Extension, a partnership between Orange County Government, 40 North Carolina State University, and North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, 41 continues to promote 4-H Youth Development as the premier vehicle for inspiring youth interest 42 in the fields of science, technology, engineering, agriculture, arts, mathematics, and more. 43 Orange County 4-H offers a wide variety of programming across the County, employing the 44 following modes of delivery: day and residential camps, school enrichment, afterschool 45 programming, and community-based clubs. Considerable research has been published to 46 highlight the role 4-H plays in helping youth thrive as participants and throughout life. Samples 47 of that research include: 48 Arnold, M. E. & Gagnon, R. J. (2019). Illuminating the process of youth development: The 49 mediating effect of thriving on youth development program outcomes. Journal of Human 50 Sciences and Extension, 7(3), 24-51.