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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MINUTES REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 1987 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on February 2, 1987, 7:30 p.m. in the Courtroom of the old Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall, and Commissioners Moses Carey, Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit. ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Assistant County Managers Albert Kittrell and Bill Laws, Finance Director Gordon Baker, Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe, Planning Director Marvin Collins, Budget Analyst Donna Wagner and Personnel Director Beverly Whitehead. A. BOARD COMMENTS 1. Chair Marshall announced that the Technical Telephone Task Force will meet Feb. 3 and 10 at 7:30 in the District Courtroom, Hillsborough. 2. The Town of Hillsborough will have a special meeting on the Tliorough~are Plan on Thursday, February 5, 7:30 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room, Hillsborough. 3. Chair Marshall added to the agenda a proclamation as it~in D3. 4. On Thursday, there will be a meeting of the Steering Committee for the Public--Private Conference and any ideas for this Conference should be expressed for that meeting. 5. Commissioner Carey reported on a meeting he attended which was arranged by the members of the Inter-Faith Council with a gentleman from the National Coalition for the Homeless. The Coalition's focus is to educate the public and promote the interest of the homeless and their associated needs nationwide. It involves an increase in lobbying at the federal level to try to increase the support for the homeless in this country. They met with the IFC as part of a survey of gathering information from other than large metropolitan areas. The focus was on what Orange County is doing for the homeless in the County. Emphasis was placed on the problem being a total community problem and how everyone can work together to meet the needs of the homeless. ~. Commissioner Halkiotis reported on the. meeting with the Cattlemen's Association that took place on January 28. Two committees were formed: (1) to look into the acquisition of the livestock market by Goldkist from FCX; (2) to brainstorm and determine how the County Commissioners can help. Since then, he attended another meeting with Sylvia Price, Ken Thompson and a representative of the development firm which has bought the property. Something should be forthcoming shortly from that meeting. B. AUDIENCE COMMENTS 1. MATTERS ON THE PRINTED AGENDA Chair Marshall announced that those who have indicated they would like to address the Board will be recognised at the time their item is heard. 2. MATTERS NOT ON THE PRINTED AGENDA . None.