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1 <br /> APPROVED 3118/25 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORK SESSION <br /> February 11, 2025 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, February <br /> 11, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Jean Hamilton <br /> and Commissioners Marilyn Carter, Amy Fowler, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie-Ascott <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Sally Greene <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Interim Deputy County Manager <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be <br /> identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:11 p.m. All commissioners were present <br /> except Commissioner Greene. <br /> 1. Boards and Commissions —Annual Work Plan Summaries <br /> The Board received brief presentations from representatives from the first group of County boards <br /> and commissions on their annual work plans and provide feedback and/or direction. Presentations <br /> from the second group of boards and commissions on their annual work plan summaries is <br /> scheduled for the Board's March 11, 2025 work session. <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) requests that internal <br /> boards and commissions complete reports on the activities each board has conducted over the <br /> past year and a plan for future activities consistent with the goals and objectives of the BOCC. <br /> The Chairs or other board representatives make presentations to the BOCC to share the <br /> information in their written report. A second group of work plan presentations is scheduled for the <br /> March 11, 2025 work session. <br /> Boards and commissions presenting at this meeting: <br /> Board Name Presenting Representative(s) <br /> Orange County Parks and Recreation Council Natalie Ziemba <br /> Historic Preservation Commission Art Menius <br /> Agricultural Preservation Board Michael Hughes <br /> Commission for the Environment Regina Baratta <br /> Orange Unified Transportation Board Michael Hughes <br /> Animal Services Advisory Board Allan Polak <br /> Human Relations Commission Jemm Merritt & <br /> Rhian Carreker-Ford <br /> Affordable Housing Advisory Board Lynn Nilssen <br /> Orange County Housing Authority Board Blake Rosser <br /> Board of Social Services Jane Garrett <br /> Natalie Ziemba from the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council said they have <br /> been working on co-sponsoring the Nature of Orange photo contest, providing outside agency <br />