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20 <br /> 1 Issues, acknowledging that the full Board of Commissioners may consider modifying the list, <br /> 2 exchanging one item for another item, other potential revisions, etc. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 The LIWG also acknowledged Board members' previous comments on potential discussion topics <br /> 5 for the breakfast and has referenced the desire to discuss: <br /> 6 • the Upper Neuse River Basin Association's (UNRBA) Submittal of Recommendations for <br /> 7 a Revised Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy and Revised Rules; and <br /> 8 • the University of North Carolina's Co-generation Facility. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Board will need to discuss the materials provided by the LIWG. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 The work of the Legislative Issues Work Group to this point is based on the current information <br /> 13 available for the 2024 General Assembly Session. The issues addressed by the Group may <br /> 14 evolve and change over the session and require additional attention by the Group and Board of <br /> 15 Commissioners. New issues may also arise necessitating additional review. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Greg Wilder, Assistant to the County Manager for Legislative Issues, reviewed the <br /> 18 background information for the item and noted that pending approval of the list of priorities, he <br /> 19 will work with Chair Bedford on a memo to send to the Legislative Delegation ahead of the <br /> 20 Legislative Breakfast. <br /> 21 Commissioner Hamilton thanked Greg Wilder for his work. <br /> 22 Commissioner Fowler said this list of priorities is like past years', but they were thankfully <br /> 23 able to remove the item about Medicaid Expansion. <br /> 24 John Roberts asked the Board and staff to let him know if there are any issues they feel <br /> 25 can only be addressed through local legislation before the Legislative Breakfast on March 21St <br /> 26 <br /> 27 A motion was made by Commissioner Richards, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 28 approve Orange County's 2024 Priority Legislative Issues document for submittal to Orange <br /> 29 County's legislative delegation. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 32 <br /> 33 7. Reports <br /> 34 None. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 8. Consent Agenda <br /> 37 <br /> 38 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 39 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 40 • Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 41 <br /> 42 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 43 approve the consent agenda. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 46 <br /> 47 a. Minutes <br /> 48 The Board approved the draft minutes for the January 16, 2024 and January 19, 2024 BOCC <br /> 49 Meetings as submitted by the Clerk to the Board. <br />