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5 <br />Chair Jacobs thanked the HRC for all the work that was done. He said that when: <br />this started, the'BOard did not envision how complex, broad, and unusual this was going, <br />to be. <br />4. Specific Social Justice Goal ssueslQuestions from' HRC and BOCC <br />o Clarification of Scope.: Should ~e HRC ......social justice, or should. <br />we continue to do a broad-based analysis? <br />o What further research would the BflCC like from the HRC on this <br />issue? <br />Commissioner Nelson said that as he was reading hrough this he noticed haw- <br />broad it was. He said that some of the. action items are outside of the County's scope; <br />He would like to redraft this and take out`the items. that are outside of the County's <br />scope. He said that at least one thing has already been done -same-day voter <br />registration: He said that the County Commissioners do a better., job when the goals are- <br />focused and have a clear path. <br />Carolyn Ikenberry said that the HRC decided not t6 filter comments from citizens <br />and: just put down everything that residents said. <br />Commissioner Carey said that the point might be to put action .items in categories <br />to help focus the attention of the BCC. He suggested keeping all of'the comments in <br />but just categorizing them for focus. <br />Commissioner Foushee agreed and said that it is ;good to see the comments. <br />She said that the Board should focus on the actions that it can implement and then fi',nd <br />out the budget implications. She thinks that this is an excellent document; <br />Commissioner Carey made reference to,one of the items under"`other" related to <br />diversifying revenues of Orange County, and said that this one does not have a price <br />tag, but the HRC can help the County achieve this by helping to pass. one of the loco <br />revenue options. <br />Barbara Chapman said that there will have to be more meetings in order to <br />whittle this report down because it will be a process of working and then coming back to <br />the BOCC because it knows the current state of the economy, etc. The HRC also does., <br />not have the resources to do the budgeting. Commissioner Foushee said that the <br />County Commissioners would not ex-peel; the HRC to do budgeting, but the action items <br />:need to be more focused. <br />Commissioner Nelson said that the Board has a meeting'in April with. the <br />legislative delegates and he suggested that the HRC start the editing process and send: <br />a letter with a lis# of the items, and then,it could be presented to the delegation. <br />Bill Hendrickson said that the Board has given the HRC the: next steps, and they <br />will proceed accordingly.... <br />5. Other Social Justice Goal Topics <br />6, Next Steps <br />7 Ad iourn <br />The meeting was, adjourned at 6:53 PM.: <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Donna S. Baker; CMC <br />Clerk to thee: Board <br />