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Attachment 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 WORK SESSION <br /> 5 February 10, 2026 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, February <br /> 9 10, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jean Hamilton, Vice-Chair Amy Fowler, and <br /> 12 Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford, Marilyn Carter, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis <br /> 13 Portie-Ascott <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <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 <br /> 20 Chair Hamilton called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 1. Boards and Commissions —Annual Work Plan Summaries <br /> 23 The Board received brief presentations from representatives from the first group of County boards <br /> 24 and commissions on their annual work plan summaries and provide feedback and/or direction. <br /> 25 Presentations from the second group of boards and commissions on their annual work plan <br /> 26 summaries are scheduled for the Board's March 10, 2026 work session. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 BACKGROUND: Each year, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) requests that County <br /> 29 boards and commissions complete reports on the activities each board conducted over the past <br /> 30 year and a plan for future activities consistent with the BOCC's strategic goals. The Chairs or <br /> 31 other board representatives make presentations to the BOCC to share information in their written <br /> 32 reports. A second group of work plan presentations is scheduled for the March 10, 2026 work <br /> 33 session. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Boards and commissions presenting at this meeting are: <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Board Name Representative(ss) Presenting <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Orange County Parks and Recreation Council Natalie Ziemba <br /> 40 Historic Preservation Commission Art Menius <br /> 41 Agricultural Preservation Board Michael Hughes <br /> 42 Commission for the Environment Ian Morse <br /> 43 Animal Services Advisory Board Allan Polak <br /> 44 Human Relations Commission Rhian Carreker-Ford <br /> 45 Affordable Housing Advisory Board Lynn Nilssen <br /> 46 Orange County Housing Authority Board Jana Murdock-Doherty <br /> 47 Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Judson Williamson <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board, introduced the item. <br /> 50 Natalie Ziemba, of the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council, said they co- <br /> 51 sponsored the Nature of Orange photography contest. She said she represented the council on <br />