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Attachment 3 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 3 CARRBORO TOWN COUNCIL <br /> 4 JOINT MEETING <br /> 5 March 27, 2025 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the Carrboro Town <br /> 9 Council on Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in <br /> 10 Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Vice-Chair Hamilton and Commissioners Marilyn <br /> 13 Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis Portie-Ascott <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT. John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT. County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> 17 Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 CARRBORO TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Barbara Foushee, Mayor Pro Tem <br /> 20 Danny Nowell, and Council Members Catherine Fray, Randee Haven-O-Donnell, and Jason <br /> 21 Merrill <br /> 22 CARRBORO TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Cristobal Palmer and Eliazar Arturo <br /> 23 Posada-Orozco Jr. <br /> 24 CARRBORO STAFF PRESENT. Town Manager Patrice Toney (All other staff members will be <br /> 25 identified appropriately below) <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Vice-Chair Hamilton called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. She announced that Chair <br /> 28 Bedford will not be present at the meeting, and Commissioner McKee will be arriving late. She <br /> 29 invited Mayor Foushee to make comments. <br /> 30 Mayor Foushee announced that Council Members Palmer will not be present, and Mayor <br /> 31 Pro Tem Nowell is checking with Council Member Posada. <br /> 32 Vice-Chair Hamilton and Mayor Foushee welcomed everyone to the meeting. <br /> 33 The Carrboro Town Council Members, Orange County Board of Commissioners, and staff <br /> 34 introduced themselves. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 1. Initial Thoughts on Drakeford Library Complex Activities <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Jody Smith, Assistant Library Director, began the following presentation: <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Slide #1 <br /> Initial Thoughts on <br /> Drakeford Library <br /> Complex Activities <br /> SHARRON i, ­_,IV -ASSISTANT DIRECTOR,OSS <br /> JODY SMITE! -ASSISTANT DIRECTOR,LIBRARY <br /> 41 <br />