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5 <br /> 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 2 requests that the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality deny the air permit <br /> 3 application for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC.24A) at this time. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be shared with our NC General Assembly <br /> 6 delegation, the Governor, the Town Councils within Orange County, Durham and Chatham County <br /> 7 Boards of Commissioners and the Chancellor of UNC. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 This the 21 st day of January, 2025. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Greene, to <br /> 12 approve the resolution providing comments on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's <br /> 13 application to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality for an Air Permit <br /> 14 modification. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Commissioner Carter made an amendment to the motion that the resolution be shared <br /> 17 with the Chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill along with request that the university consider rescinding <br /> 18 their permit application, in the interest of community health and in recognition that the university <br /> 19 is leading a research effort in removing PFAS from water. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Vice-Chair Hamilton seconded Commissioner Carter's amendment to the motion. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 24 <br /> 25 The Board then voted on the amended motion to approve the resolution providing <br /> 26 comments on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's application to the North Carolina <br /> 27 Department of Environmental Quality for an Air Permit modification, and provide a copy of the <br /> 28 resolution to the Chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill along with a request that the university consider <br /> 29 rescinding their permit application. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 32 <br /> 33 At this point, the Board discussed item 8, the Consent Agenda, as amended at the beginning of <br /> 34 the meeting. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 8. Consent Agenda <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Items 8-k and 8-m were removed from the consent agenda for discussion. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 43 <br /> 44 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 45 approve the remaining consent agenda. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 50 <br />