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Attachment 1 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 BUSINESS MEETING <br /> 5 October 21, 2025 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, October <br /> 9 21, 2025, 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 Jean Hamilton <br /> 12 and Commissioners Marilyn Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, and Earl McKee <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Phyllis Portie-Ascott <br /> 14 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 15 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> 16 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 Portie-Ascott. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> 23 Chair Bedford read the public charge. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> 26 a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> 27 There were no comments. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> 30 (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) <br /> 31 <br /> 32 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> 33 Chair Bedford announced that former commissioner Mark Marcopolos passed away over <br /> 34 the weekend. She highlighted some of his accomplishments while he was a commissioner and <br /> 35 expressed sympathy to his family. She said that there will be a celebration at the Efland <br /> 36 Community Center on Thursday for a new renovated space. She said that at the next meeting <br /> 37 commissioners will decide on who will serve on the retreat committee. <br /> 38 Commissioner Fowler sent her condolences to the family of Mark Marcopolos. She said <br /> 39 she met with the IDEAL Communities Collaborative, which is planning a state legislature tour and <br /> 40 visit to Grosvenor Gardens, a model of inclusive housing in Raleigh. She said they will have a <br /> 41 tour and then discussion on policy, including low-income housing tax credits to help with housing <br /> 42 for those with IDD. <br /> 43 Vice-Chair Hamilton said she attended the Burlington Graham Metropolitan Planning <br /> 44 Organization Transportation Advisory Committee meeting and there was a report on the <br /> 45 prioritization 8 projects. She said the MPO will submit bus rapid transit projects for routes between <br /> 46 Carrboro and Mebane and Mebane and Winston-Salem to see how the state will score the <br /> 47 projects and the possibility for funding. <br /> 48 Commissioner Greene said she was sorry for the passing of Mark Marcopolos. She said <br /> 49 she attended the Visitors Bureau meeting where they received a presentation from the president <br /> 50 of PHE in Hillsborough on their efforts to increase market share and their work as a good <br /> 51 corporate citizen. <br />