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<br />Mayor Tom Stevens commented that Hillsborough's staff had put the meeting together, and that <br />Town Clerk Donna Armbrister would be taking the minutes. He asked that when speaking that <br />people identify themselves for the record. Mayor Stevens stated in the past these meetings had <br />been underachieving. and they were jointly accountable for that. He asked that they all use their <br />time together wisely and be responsible for getting the most out of that time by discussing issues <br />of importance. <br />Mayor Stevens stated the agenda had been designed to talk about those subjects of interest to all, <br />as well as to talk about the themes of tonight's meeting, which was water and affordable housing. <br />He stated they would begin with some brief reports, each under five minutes, and then have some <br />significant discussion time on water and affordable housing. <br />Commissioner Jacobs recognized Commissioner Mike Cross from Chatham County, and invited <br />him to sit at the table with the other elected officials. <br />2) QUICK REPORTS <br />INFORMATIONAL <br />a. Orange County Organizing Committee <br />7:41:06 PM Mazk Davidson, Pastor of the Church of Reconciliation in Chapel Hill, stated he <br />was speaking on behalf of the OCOC. He explained that the OCOC was abroad-based, grass <br />roots organization working for change in the community, and represented the concerns of <br />thousands of Orange County citizens. Mr. Davidson stated they were interfaith, multi-racial, and <br />non-partisan and took no government or corporate money, and were therefore self-sustaining <br />through dues. He stated that social justice, the common good, caze of the earth, and loving their <br />neighbors were their key principles, and all of their work derived from a bedrock commitment to <br />human flourishing and the realization of each person's God given potential. <br />Mr. Davidson stated over the last yeaz they had held numerous meetings and focus groups to <br />determine the issues that affected people directly and impacted their lives. He said from those <br />meetings six issues azose as priorities: affordable housing, health caze, living wage, education, <br />environmental justice, and the treatment of immigrant families. Mr. Davidson stated those <br />priorities were currently guiding their work, and they would partner with community <br />organizations and coalitions akeady working on those issues. <br />Mr. Davidson said the OCOC strongly supported the Rogers Road neighborhood in their demand <br />that Site 669 be removed from the list of potential sites for a waste transfer station. He stated <br />they were also partnering with Glen Lenox residents to support the issue of affordable housing. <br />Mr. Davidson stated the OCOC wanted to lay the groundwork for a good working relationship <br />with each government within Orange County as they cooperated on issues of concern to them all. <br />He stated the elected officials would soon be receiving an invitation to attend their next delegates <br />assembly scheduled for October 29~' at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Chapel Hill, to be <br />2 <br />
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