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Sheriff Pendergrass said that he would invite anyone to come and view the jail at anytime. 8. ��oard ��ommK�enKm [Th[eaKAiDuteLi0� Per[�onlmiseioneh <�o0rnisoioner(�V 'on made reference to her handout and the overcrowding on the Hillsborough-Chapel Hill route of Triangle Transit Route 420. Durham Technical Community College will also be in full operation in the fm||, and part of the plan in starting this route was to serve this location. Triangle Transit is looking into it. GeoODd|y. C)Pl' has been operating the route at an hourly rate much lower than Triangle Transit. She said that she has asked the {]PT and Manager to evaluate charging higher rates. Triangle Transit's policy for new routes is that 1/3 of the costs be paid by the requesting entity, and if it is outside VVgka/Durhanl/]naDOe, then it is 2/3. She would like to evaluate the costs for OPT. ommissioner Gordon made reference to the Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Planning Organization and Transportation Advisory Committee. It is working on the 2035 Long Range Transportation Plan and the alternative analyses have been released for public comment. After e r the public heariOgo, a preferred option will be developed. There should be a final option adopted by December. Also, the Transportation Improvement Program has just been adopted. Commissioner Foushee said that last week the community college state board voted to keep its ban on undocumented immigrants into the community college system. In May, the General Counsel to the State Board issued a memorandum directly to community colleges to discontinue enrolling illegal immigrants pending further clarification from the department. The federal government has determined that states have the right to decide whether or not to admit, the State has chosen not to continue admitting undocumented immigrants at this time. There is a study in place to determine if, at some future time, this may change. Commissioner Foushee made reference to the Land Trust Affordable Housing Maintenance Task Force and said that it has completed its work and will bring recommendations to the Assembly of Governments meeting next month. The charge was to work on sustainable solutions for maintenance of existing and future affordable housing units and to consider how this effort might integrate with the 10-year plan to eliminate homelessness. A|eb, the last time the Board of County Commissioners met with the Affordable Housing Advisory Board, they talked about the future of mobile home parks in Orange County. Since that time, the advisory board has received a proposal from the Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina to develop a needs assessment in response to the County to report on the challenges and opportunities of manufactured housing as an affordable housing and community igeue, to evaluate local conditions of manufactured housing communities, and to help develop strategies to the preservation of mobile home parks. Commissioner Foushee thanked the Friends of Orange County DSS for providing over 140 students with backpacks and school supplies. Commissioner Foushee recognized Orange County employee [)an Bruce, who has received recognition for on-site field inspections by NCACC. Commissioner Nelson said that when he was brought onto the Board of County Commissioners, there was no orientation for him. He asked for staff to prepare a memo about the plans for orientation for the new County Commissioners. Typically, new Commissioners are taken around to each department to see how they operate and ask questions of department heads. A|so, he has heard about some reorganization 0oderia|e, and he would like this information. Commissioner Nelson said that he is continuing to be concerned about agenda items and how they are prepared —lack of clarity, lack of consistency, things being difficult to read, etc. He said that one person should be in charge of it. He has complained about this before and he would like this addressed.