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1 <br /> APPROVED 5/17/2005 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> REGULAR MEETING <br /> APRIL 12, 2005 <br /> 7:30 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 12, 2005 <br /> at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr. 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. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING WILL BE <br /> KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br /> 1. Additions or Changes to the Agenda <br /> Chair Carey pointed out two documents —the blue sheet was for item 10-a from the <br /> Wildlife Resources Commission and the other document was a letter from Doug Schworer, <br /> President of Sunrise Coalition. <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 /> Geoff Hathaway spoke on behalf of the Recreation and Parks Advisory Council and <br /> thanked the County Commissioners for the contributions for the Orange County Cool Jazz <br /> Festival, which is this Saturday. He distributed t-shirts, tickets to a reception afterwards, and a <br /> schedule of events. He explained the scope of the event. <br /> Esphur Foster spoke on behalf of Club Nova Clubhouse and the Board of Directors for <br /> Club Nova Community, Inc. They are looking for continued support, as they become the <br /> service providers for Club Nova. They want to offer the same quality of services that the <br /> members are currently receiving. They recently submitted an application for tax-exempt status. <br /> They want to enlarge the safety net for displaced persons who will be directly affected by <br /> divesting of the mental health system. Until recently, Club Nova received between $170- <br /> 178,000 each year. These funds have been significantly reduced. Along with these reductions, <br /> they have not received any bridge money to help them as they divest. They will submit to the <br /> County applications for$200,000 a year. This amount is necessary just to sustain the current <br /> level of programs and services. <br />