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APPROVED 08/17/2004 MINUTES <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />MAY 18, 2004 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for regular session on Tuesday, May 18, <br />2004 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners <br />Margaret Brown, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen Halkiotis <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Moses Carey, Jr. <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill, Sean Borhanian <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County <br />Managers Rod Visser, and Gwen Harvey and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff <br />members will be identified appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE <br />PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br />There was additional information for items 5-p, 9-c, and 9-d. <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />2. Public Comments <br />a. Matters not on the Printed Agenda <br />Madeline Grumet said that in March, Commissioner Halkiotis and Commissioner <br />Brown gathered people such as herself, President Friday, Jahn Darnan, and others from the <br />University to discuss matters about how the two school districts could collaborate. From those <br />discussions came the request that University officials might be able to assist in deliberations. <br />She presented an approved project from the University for $25,000 for three faculty and three <br />graduate students to work, starting in June through November, to review materials and identify <br />areas of needs and resources for collaboration. The two superintendents would be on the <br />committee, and both have seen the proposal. The University has waived its indirect costs to <br />bring forward an economical proposal. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis said that this was a wonderful gesture and the Board <br />should write a letter to thank the University. <br />Chair Jacobs said that the next step is for the County to agree to participate in this <br />arrangement, and to empower the committee to proceed. <br />John Link asked if it was okay to address this by June 2°d and Ms. Grumet said yes. <br />Chair Jacobs said that Commissioner Carey would not be in attendance tonight <br />because he is visiting his mother out of town. <br />b. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br />