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9 <br /> 1 Chapel Hill/Carrboro Mother's Club, all contributed food, supplies and donations that were <br /> 2 essential to operations; and <br /> 3 <br /> 4 WHEREAS, the Town of Chapel Hill has provided generous ongoing support to the Cold Weather <br /> 5 Cots Program through its Police Department, Crisis Unit and Chapel Hill Transit; and <br /> 6 <br /> 7 WHEREAS, while Orange County is committed to reducing homelessness and increasing low- <br /> 8 barrier housing opportunities, we also recognize the need to ensure that residents are able to <br /> 9 stay safe, warm and sheltered when temperatures are dangerously low; <br /> 10 <br /> 11 NOW THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim our <br /> 12 appreciation and gratitude to all of the County staff, faith groups, community members and <br /> 13 organizations, and the Town of Chapel Hill for their collaboration and support of the Cold Weather <br /> 14 Cots Program. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 This the 21st day of April, 2026. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Jean Hamilton, Chair <br /> 20 Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 21 <br /> 22 <br /> 23 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Carter, to <br /> 24 approve and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 27 <br /> 28 The community members and staff who assisted with the Cold Weather Cots program <br /> 29 took a picture with the commissioners. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 5. Public Hearings <br /> 32 a. One-Year Moratorium Ordinance on"Data Centers"as a Land Use <br /> 33 The Board held a public hearing and received comment on a proposed ordinance to impose a one- <br /> 34 year moratorium on large-scale data centers as a land use, inclusive of Artificial Intelligence Data <br /> 35 Centers, Cryptocurrency Mining Facilities, Data Centers, Data Processing Facilities, and similar <br /> 36 uses. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 BACKGROUND: At its March 5, 2026, Business meeting, the BOCC voted unanimously to direct <br /> 39 staff to prepare a presentation addressing the following: <br /> 40 <br /> 41 1) The potential impacts of large-scale data center development in Orange County, including <br /> 42 electricity demand, water usage, land use compatibility, environmental considerations, <br /> 43 and potential impacts on residents' utility costs, and water quality. <br /> 44 <br />