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Attachment 3 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 BUSINESS MEETING <br /> 5 September 17, 2024 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, September <br /> 9 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT. Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Sally Greene and <br /> 12 Commissioners Amy Fowler, Jean Hamilton, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and Anna Richards <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Earl McKee <br /> 14 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT. John Roberts <br /> 15 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Interim Deputy County Manager <br /> 16 Caitlin Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 17 appropriately below) <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present, <br /> 20 except Commissioner McKee. Chair Bedford explained that Commissioner McKee was <br /> 21 representing the Board on a trip with the Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro and is just <br /> 22 getting back into town. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 25 None. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 28 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 29 There was no one signed up to speak. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 32 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) <br /> 33 <br /> 34 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> 35 Commissioner Richards said the ABC Board met today and received the results from their <br /> 36 audit. She said they received a clean audit report. <br /> 37 Commissioner Fowler said she attended the Board of Health Behavioral Health <br /> 38 Subcommittee meeting on September 111", and received a presentation from Carl Johnson, PhD., <br /> 39 with the UNC Gillings School of Public Health on the relationship between social media and teen <br /> 40 mental health. She said the subcommittee with be working on recommendations for actions to <br /> 41 take locally to combat anxiety and depression in teens as it relates to social media. She said the <br /> 42 Board was alerted by an email from Melody Kramer that the UNC Coal Plant may switch to <br /> 43 incinerating pellets that may potentially PFAS. She petitioned staff to further investigate this recent <br /> 44 proposal by UNC and how the Board can best voice their concerns. She said she would like to <br /> 45 know if there is research already available that can characterize the safety or danger associated <br /> 46 with the incineration of PFAS. She said from her understanding, it looks like it requires extremely <br /> 47 high temperatures to destroy PFAS and that incineration may disperse them instead. She said <br /> 48 this is being studied by multiple agencies and there doesn't seem to be clear evidence yet to <br /> 49 ensure the safety of this proposed new process. She said after hearing from staff, she would like <br /> 50 the Board to consider sending a letter to UNC during their public comment period, and possibly <br /> 51 hold a public hearing at a Board meeting as well. <br />