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APPROVED 4/19/2005 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />MARCH 15, 2005 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, March 15, <br />2005 at 7:30 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, and Commissioners <br />Valerie P. Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Stephen Halkiotis and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill and S. 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 PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br />Chair Carey suggested that the Board remove the Orange County Planning Board <br />appointments from the agenda and all agreed. <br />Chair Carey made reference to the hot pink sheet, which is related to item 5-I. <br />Commissioner Gordon pointed out the additional handout from Finance Director Ken <br />Chavious, which is information on the Sportsplex contract. <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 />Ms. Beverly Foster, Chair of Healthy Carolinians of Orange County, said that in her role <br />with the Board of Health she began getting involved in Healthy Carolinians. The overarching <br />goal of Healthy Carolinians is to bring citizens and organizations of Orange County together to <br />improve the health of the community. At that time, the strong leadership of the County <br />Commissioners was instrumental. Since then, they have become recertified and have grown. <br />Today, ten years later, Healthy Carolinians of Orange County represent more than 80 <br />individuals and 50 County agencies and organizations that work together. They are most <br />appreciative for the 50% support for this position from the County over the past few years. <br />They have also written grants to support projects in the community, such as the Youth <br />Tobacco Prevention Program. She left the newsletter, Healthy Happenings, with the County <br />Commissioners, along with an invitation to attend the annual meeting on April 5th from 6-8 p.m. <br />