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1 <br /> APPROVED 315126 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORK SESSION <br /> February 10, 2026 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, February <br /> 10, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jean Hamilton, Vice-Chair Amy Fowler, and <br /> Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford, Marilyn Carter, Sally Greene, Earl McKee, and Phyllis <br /> Portie-Ascott <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Hamilton called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> 1. Boards and Commissions —Annual Work Plan Summaries <br /> The Board received brief presentations from representatives from the first group of County boards <br /> and commissions on their annual work plan summaries and provide feedback and/or direction. <br /> Presentations from the second group of boards and commissions on their annual work plan <br /> summaries are scheduled for the Board's March 10, 2026 work session. <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) requests that County <br /> boards and commissions complete reports on the activities each board conducted over the past <br /> year and a plan for future activities consistent with the BOCC's strategic goals. The Chairs or <br /> other board representatives make presentations to the BOCC to share information in their written <br /> reports. A second group of work plan presentations is scheduled for the March 10, 2026 work <br /> session. <br /> Boards and commissions presenting at this meeting are: <br /> Board Name Representative(s) Presenting <br /> Orange County Parks and Recreation Council Natalie Ziemba <br /> Historic Preservation Commission Art Menius <br /> Agricultural Preservation Board Michael Hughes <br /> Commission for the Environment Ian Morse <br /> Animal Services Advisory Board Allan Polak <br /> Human Relations Commission Rhian Carreker-Ford <br /> Affordable Housing Advisory Board Lynn Nilssen <br /> Orange County Housing Authority Board Jana Murdock-Doherty <br /> Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Judson Williamson <br /> Tara May, Deputy Clerk to the Board, introduced the item. <br /> Natalie Ziemba, of the Orange County Parks and Recreation Council, said they co- <br /> sponsored the Nature of Orange photography contest. She said she represented the council on <br />