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4CHUMAN RELA110NS COMMISSION <br /> Cultivating Community Through Social Justice <br /> MEETING MINUTES <br /> Tuesday, August 27, 2024 <br /> 6:00 pm — 7:30 pm (Virtual) <br /> Member Role Attendance <br /> Commissioners <br /> Lynn McGee(LM) Commissioner, Chair Present <br /> Jenn Sykes(JS) Commissioner,Vice Chair Present <br /> Josh Ravitch(JR) Commissioner Present <br /> Brooke Capps Yaroni(BCY) Commissioner Present <br /> Jemm Merritt—Feder(JM) Commissioner Present <br /> Rhian Ford(RF) Commissioner Present <br /> Tonya Jones(TJ) Commissioner Present <br /> Nathalie Volkheimer(NCV) Commissioner Present <br /> Michael Fath (MF) Commissioner Absent <br /> Anjail Taylor(AT) Commissioner Absent <br /> Ruby Garcia(RG) Commissioner Absent <br /> Orange County Staff <br /> Paul Slack Director,Chief Equity and Human Rights Officer Present <br /> Courtney McLaughlin(CM) Department of Equity and Human Rights Staff Absent <br /> Guests <br /> Amy Eckberg Sustainability Department, Orange County Present <br /> Gene Troy Program Mgr., NC Human Relations Commission Present <br /> Alice Berry Community Member Present <br /> I. Call to Order/Quorum—Lynn McGee, Chair(6:00-6:02) <br /> a Community Member Request-(6:02-6:07): Alice Berry spoke regarding a <br /> concern over a housing project planned in the Chapel Hill township on a site <br /> where there is a possible enslaved graveyard she referred to as Potter Field. She <br /> has spoken to the Planning Board and Housing Departments and received no <br /> response. She asked if the HRC can help. Chair McGee requested her number <br /> so they could directly talk the following day about the issue and possible areas <br /> of help from the county. <br />