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May 10, 2017
Dear Comrades,
At the Board's May 2, 2017 regular meeting,petitions were brought forth which were reviewed by the
Chair/Vice Chair/Manager Agenda team. The petitions and responses are listed below:
1) Review and consider a request by Commissioner Jacobs that the Board schedule a discussion about previous
dinner meetings with Health, DSS and other advisory boards.
Response: To be discussed as part of Fall 2017 work session that will cover advisory boards and Board of
County Commissioners annual meeting calendar.
2) Review and consider a request by Commissioner Jacobs that staff provides information to the Board regarding
purchases that the County makes from Koch Industries and the possibility of a County boycott of Koch.
Response: Staff to research, discuss impacts as necessary(including any issues related to bidding requirements)
and provide info to the Board.
3) Review and consider a request by Commissioner Rich for the County Attorney to confer with the Town of
Chapel Hill Attorney regarding payment of dues to the Chamber of Commerce and legal opinions regarding a
conflict of interest.
Response: County Attorney has conferred with Town Attorney and will provide guidance to the Board.
4) Review and consider a request by Commissioner Rich that staff initiate efforts to establish the economic
development work group to pursue opportunities in conjunction with light rail,with Chair Dorosin adding
opportunities for affordable housing.
Response: Initial meetings to be scheduled with Town of Chapel Hill staff
5) Review and consider request by Commissioner Rich that staff develop a one page face sheet regarding light rail
that can be used to share information and avoid inaccurate information.
Response: Staff has begun work on the fact sheet.
6) Review and consider request by Chair Dorosin that staff and the Board begin thinking about the Board's annual
meeting calendar and potential opportunities to reduce the number of meetings annually.
Response: To be discussed as part of Fall 2017 work session that will cover advisory boards and the Board
of County Commissioners annual meeting calendar.
In struggle,
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Mark Dorosin, Chair
Board of County Commissioners