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APPROVED 3/22/2016 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> JOINT MEETING <br /> February 25, 2016 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Joint Meeting with the Town of <br /> Hillsborough Commissioners on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., in the Whitted <br /> Building, in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Earl McKee and Commissioners Mia <br /> Burroughs, Mark Dorosin, Barry Jacobs, Renee Price, Bernadette Pelissier and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy Manager Travis <br /> Myren, and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> HILLSBOROUGH COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Mayor Tom Stevens and Commissioners <br /> Kathleen Ferguson, Mark Bell, Brian Lowen, Evelyn Lloyd, and Jenn Weaver <br /> HILLSBOROUGH COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> HILLSBOROUGH STAFF PRESENT: Margaret Hauth, Planning Director <br /> HILLSBOROUGH TOWN STAFF ABSENT: Town Manager, Eric Peterson <br /> Chair McKee called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. <br /> Welcome and Opening Remarks <br /> Mayor Stevens welcomed all to tonight's joint meeting. <br /> Mayor Stevens said it was 10 years ago that the first joint meeting was planned, and <br /> tonight's agenda is full, but is an opportunity to check in. Mayor Stevens asked staff to give <br /> summaries of their items to allow for more conversation between Commissioners. <br /> Mayor Stevens noted and reviewed the following hand outs at their places: <br /> 1. Strategy map: one page document, from which all that is done in Hillsborough flows. It is <br /> the overview of the Town. <br /> Mayor Stevens said the objectives line is the most important, and he summarized the <br /> items on the document. He said the theme for Hillsborough is growth. He noted Hillsborough <br /> is the slowest growing town in the triangle, but will have a steep growth curve in the next 10 <br /> years before plateauing. <br /> 2. 2030 plan: very much aligned with the strategy map. There are five goals: keeping <br /> Hillsborough's sense of place; economic and cultural diversity; community sustainability; <br /> connectivity; and forward moving action plan. <br /> Chair McKee echoed Mayor Stevens comments. Chair McKee said growth does not <br /> need to occur in silos. <br /> 1. Economic Development <br /> a) County/Town Updates (Strategies; Collaboration; Concerns; Questions) <br />