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22 7. Implementation of the Orange County Comprehensive Planning Council. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that this priority would not involve very much staff time at first. This is a very important prior- ity of the Board and will be on the agenda for the December 21st meeting £or adoption. 8. Focus Planning efforts on land use planning. The Board agreed that this item had been engrained in the entire discussion. 9. To identify environmental Critical Areas - This will be a part of the mapping of the existing usage to be incorporated into the overall process of the land use development plan. 10. Housing opportunities is a long range goal which the Berard will talk about at another time. Commissioner Pinney stated that he would not like to see the Planning Department get involved in the Community Development project again, unless it would be of some assistance to other municipalities. Chairman Whitted stated that another concern was I-40 and that the Board and the Planning Staff should be ready to assist in any way when the Department of Transportation issues it Environmental Impact Statement. The Planning Staff was requested to take the list of priorities as discussed and to work on a time schedule to be presented to the Board at another time. A list of names of persons interested in serving on the Planning Board and on the Advisory Planning Council is to be ready for the December 21st meeting. A legal clarification of terms concern- ing the Ordinance of 1965, which established the Planning Board, should be ready for the December 21st meeting. Chairman Whitted spoke of the future meeting with the officials from Chapel Hi11, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and members of the legislation from the area. The County Manager was asked to investigate the possi- bility of such a meeting. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, tlhe /meeting! a~adjourned. '~~L-'~".' ~ ~'~ (.tip :6~L~~Gr Richard E. Whitted, Chairman Agatha Johnson, Clerk ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DECEMBER 21, 1977 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, December 21, 1976, at 7:30 p.m., in the Commissioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, N. C. Commissioners present were Chairman Richard Whitted, Norman Gustaveson, Jan Pinney, Norman Walker, and Donald Willhoit. a Others present were S. M. Gattis, County Manager, Neal Evans, Finance Director, Steve Bernhol2 and Jeffery Gledhill, County Attorneys, and Agatha Johnson, Clerk. Chairman Whitted referred to Item 1 on the Agenda: Persons not on this agenda having business to transact with the Board of Commissioners should make their presence known. No one came forth. Mr. Whitted referred to Item 2: Minutes of Commissioners' meetings of December 6th and 14th to be considered for approval. The minutes of December 6, 1976, were reviewed and corrections were pointed out. Upon motion of Commissioner Pinney, seconded by Commissioners Gustaveson, it was moved and adopted that the minutes of December 6, 1976 be approved.