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4 <br /> environmental impact on the Jordan Lake and University Lake Watershed. She said she has been <br /> working with the Triangle Connectivity Collaborative, formerly the Eno-Uni Collective, and they <br /> are working to plan for biodiversity and making sure the wildlife is thought of in planning. She said <br /> there are excellent maps and a strategic plan that has been prepared by state experts that she <br /> would like the Board to review. She asked that it become part of the Comprehensive Plan and <br /> asked to be on the BOCC agenda one night. She asked the Board to carefully consider all <br /> information. <br /> Claudia Fernandez said she lives in Heritage Hills and three homes in the neighborhood <br /> have recently flooded and they are very close to her home. She said she is very concerned about <br /> the building plans by the Town of Chapel Hill. She said that the flooding did not happen before all <br /> of the building around them. She said she has joined the Southern Neighborhood Alliance, and <br /> they are trying to be heard. She said she votes for the BOCC and has no vote in other elections. <br /> She said the Town of Chapel Hill is discussing a plan that is bigger than Southern Village and this <br /> will reduce the permeable surface and her home is downstream of this. She said she echoes the <br /> concerns others expressed tonight. She said there is broad concern in the neighborhood. She <br /> said that she echoes those concerns and Dogwood Acres is also part of the concerned citizens. <br /> She said they do not want to be washed away. <br /> Joshua Setzer said he lives in Collins Creek. He said that on 10/6 there was a letter from <br /> the Orange County Solid Waste Department about potential drilling at a future date and no date <br /> had been identified. He said that on Friday, three trucks appeared, and no notifications went out <br /> and the website was not updated as the letter indicated, and they assume the drilling happened <br /> without notification. He said that getting information about the project and how it affects the <br /> community has been difficult and he wants there to be follow through with what is said will happen <br /> and what actually happens. He said that a memorandum would be helpful so that everyone could <br /> be on the same page with this project. He asked the Board to consider this as a future agenda <br /> item. <br /> Allyson Shaffer said she lives in Collins Creek. She said that the proposed site has caused <br /> a lot of concerns about well water, unforeseen issues related to climate change, and traffic. She <br /> asked the Board to find an alternative site that is not residential. <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) <br /> 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> Chair Bedford advanced to item 4 on the agenda. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/Special Presentations <br /> a. Presentation from the Orange County Consumer and Family Advisory Committee <br /> The Board received a presentation from Carol Conway, Co-Chair of the Orange County <br /> Consumer and Family Advisory Council. <br /> BACKGROUND: State legislation mandates that Alliance Health and each of North Carolina's <br /> other behavioral health managed care organizations support and collaborate with an advisory <br /> group of individuals and their family members. These groups are called Consumer and Family <br /> Advisory Committees (CFAC's). Each county in Alliance Health's service area has its own CFAC. <br /> Orange County's CFAC meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. <br /> State law charges each CFAC with the following responsibilities: <br />