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1 APPROVED 3/7/2019 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ANNUAL PLANNING RETREAT Cedar Grove Community Center January 25, 2019 9:00 a.m. The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for their annual Board retreat on Friday, January 25, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. at the Cedar Grove Community Center in Hillsborough, N.C. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Penny Rich and Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford, Sally Greene, Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee, and Renee Price COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: John Roberts COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker. FACILITATOR: Will Dudenhausen, Dispute Settlement Center Observers— Department Directors and members of the public and news media. Department Heads: Quintana Stewart, Nancy Coston, Janice Tyler, Dinah Jeffries, Annette Moore Steve Brantley, Sherrill Hampton, Theo Letman, Alan Dorman, Craig Benedict, Rachel Raper Gary Donaldson. Duane Brinson, Jim Northup, David Stancil, Cait Fenhagen. Todd McGee Chair Rich called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. 9:00 Convene Chair Rich opened the meeting, and the facilitator welcomed the group, introduced himself, credited the retreat committee, and went through general housekeeping items for the group. The facilitator reviewed the meeting plan for the group, which was approved by the Board without any addenda. Chair Rich greeted the group by thanking Orange County staff for their participation and attendance. She also thanked the retreat committee for putting together the meeting plan. She reminded the group about prior agreements to not use cell phones or laptops during the meeting. Bonnie Hammersley reminded the group of staff's role in the meeting, i.e. to act as a resource and to present some brief information about each meeting topic. She said all department directors were invited, but not all were able to attend. She discussed the theme for the day, the rural-urban makeup of Orange County, and alluded to the presentation from Travis Myren about the different demographics of these areas of Orange County. Bonnie Hammersley welcomed the two new commissioners by describing a conversation she had with Commissioner McKee about how much he learned about the urban parts of Orange County when he was first elected and expressed hope that the icebreaker would spur the same sort of understanding from the group. She turned the floor over to Travis Myren. 9:20 Icebreaker Activity; Intracounty Differences - (Travis Myren/Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Commissioners) Maps and Overview followed by talk from board members;