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4 1 ...Do the new hockey programs fall under Section 2.3(c) as an additional service that requires 2 county approval? Did RFP present a proposal to the county regarding starting a new hockey 3 program? Are either of the new teams registered businesses? Are either or both of them falling 4 under the umbrella of the Sportsplex business? What is the financial relationship between the 5 Sportsplex and Carolina Thunder? What is the management relationship between the Sportsplex 6 and Carolina Thunder? The official contact email for the Carolina Thunder is a Sportsplex 7 employee email address. Section 9.1 of the contract states that RFP shall not take or use for its 8 own purposes, or third parties, the Sportsplex member/user lists. I have received communications 9 from the Sportsplex about the Carolina Thunder, so where is the line between the Carolina 10 Thunder and the Sportsplex, if any?" 11 12 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda 13 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) 14 15 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members 16 Chair Bedford petitioned for a formal opinion from the County Attorney about whether the 17 management services agreement allows the county to intervene with the Sportsplex management 18 company and, if so, what are the mechanisms and what are the associated risks. She thanked 19 those in attendance for clarifying the dates regarding hockey sign ups during the public comment 20 period. She said the following day at the Seymour Center there will be a public workshop hosted 21 by the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro MPO to help identify community needs and 22 recommendations for transit services, particularly for older adults. She said a similar workshop 23 will be held on March 21 at the Durham County administrative building, and a virtual option will 24 be held on April 10. She said there will be a job fair on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 25 encouraged any employers who are interested in joining to contact the county. 26 Commissioner Hamilton said she attended a financial retreat for the Alliance board. She 27 said the tailored plan which provides comprehensive services for residents is on track to roll out 28 on July 1 and Alliance is ready. She said earlier in the day she took a tour of Freedom House and 29 learned more about the behavioral and substance abuse services in the community. She said the 30 School Capital Needs Workgroup would meet the following day. 31 Commissioner McKee said he appreciated everyone in attendance at the meeting for 32 speaking on issues at the Sportsplex. He said that there had been a previous issue at the 33 Sportsplex that he thought had been addressed. He said he had requested copies of the contract 34 and had petitioned at the last meeting to start exploring other options. He said that he had read 35 a disturbing email that was about the need for professional staff. He said he was very concerned. 36 Vice-Chair Greene said she and Commissioner Richards attended the Child Care 37 Services Association awards breakfast, where a teacher at the Little School in Hillsborough was 38 a semi-finalist for one of the major awards. She said she attended the Justice Advisory Council 39 where the Clerk of Court, Mark Kleinschmidt, made a presentation on the major transition to an 40 automated system for the courts. She said there were also presentations on restorative justice 41 efforts. She said earlier in the day she went to the DSS board meeting during which the FY25 42 budget request was discussed. She said DSS plans to ask for funding for new positions, and that 43 the department has had to deal with some tough situations in the past year. She said that county 44 extension agent Mart Bumgarner has created a controlled burn group, and they would be 45 performing a controlled burn at the Chapel Hill Creamery on March 21. 46 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she visited Piedmont Health Services to learn more 47 about the services they provide for the community. She discussed several of the services and 48 initiatives Piedmont Health undertakes to meet the needs of their patients. She said that Piedmont 49 Health Services also provides school-based behavioral health services and that they would like 50 to partner with Orange County schools in this initiative. She said she attended the Local 51 Government Affordable Housing Collaborative meeting the previous day, where they reviewed the