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1 <br /> APPROVED 11/18/25 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> BUSINESS MEETING <br /> October 21, 2025 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Business Meeting on Tuesday, October <br /> 21, 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, Sally Greene, and Earl McKee <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Phyllis Portie-Ascott <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present, <br /> except Commissioner Portie-Ascott. <br /> 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> Chair Bedford read the public charge. <br /> 2. Public Comments (Limited to One Hour) <br /> a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br /> There were no comments. <br /> b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> (These matters will be considered when the Board addresses that item on the agenda below.) <br /> 3. Announcements, Petitions and Comments by Board Members <br /> Chair Bedford announced that former commissioner Mark Marcopolos passed away over <br /> the weekend. She highlighted some of his accomplishments while he was a commissioner and <br /> expressed sympathy to his family. She said that there will be a celebration at the Efland <br /> Community Center on Thursday for a new renovated space. She said that at the next meeting <br /> commissioners will decide on who will serve on the retreat committee. <br /> Commissioner Fowler sent her condolences to the family of Mark Marcopolos. She said <br /> she met with the IDEAL Communities Collaborative, which is planning a state legislature tour and <br /> visit to Grosvenor Gardens, a model of inclusive housing in Raleigh. She said they will have a <br /> tour and then discussion on policy, including low-income housing tax credits to help with housing <br /> for those with IDD. <br /> Vice-Chair Hamilton said she attended the Burlington Graham Metropolitan Planning <br /> Organization Transportation Advisory Committee meeting and there was a report on the <br /> prioritization 8 projects. She said the MPO will submit bus rapid transit projects for routes between <br /> Carrboro and Mebane and Mebane and Winston-Salem to see how the state will score the <br /> projects and the possibility for funding. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she was sorry for the passing of Mark Marcopolos. She said <br /> she attended the Visitors Bureau meeting where they received a presentation from the president <br /> of PHE in Hillsborough on their efforts to increase market share and their work as a good <br /> corporate citizen. <br />