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J ~~ Commissioner Gustaveson stated that the list of priorities and the work plan was developed over a period of time and was coordinated with what was possible in terms of staff time, He stated to go with seven Advisory Councils at this time would radically reorder the priorities of the Board for growth management for Bingham, Cheeks, and Hillsborough Town- ships. He questioned using the Planning Staff to develop Advisory Councils in seven townships. He asked for further discussion of what the priorities should be for the Planning Staff for the next six months. Ms. Riddle stated that perhaps it would be better in terms of overall objectives to take the townships in two sections and conscentrate on land use plan efforts in the crucial townships of Chapel Hill, Bingham, Eno, Cheeks, and Hillsborough. She suggested that the Board proceed with the establishing of Advisory Councils and to ask the Councils to begin work on a land use plan and to draft a zoning Ordinance to be presented at a public hearing on a specified date. She asked that the two Boards con- sider this proposal and to set target dates for the establishing of the Advisory Councils, the developing of the Land Use Plan, and the proposed Ordinance. Further discussion ensued as to whether or not five Advisory Councils should be established or seven councils. Chairman Whitted asked what time frame would be needed to get all the Advisory Councils in place? Dr. Bonar stated that it,would take between 3 or 4 months to set up the Councils, however, the process could be speeded up to 90 days. The Planning Director stated that it would take 2 weeks to properly advertise the establishing of the Advisory Councils. Commissioner Gustaveson stated that he could foresee the County continuing for another 18 months without proper tools for planning in some very critical areas., He suggested that the Board develop other mechanisms throughout the County to provide discussion regarding the Subdivision Ordinance and to continue on with the present work plan for the Advisory Councils. He suggested further that the Board set an out- - ' side date for enactment of the Subdivisicn Ordinance. Commissioner Walker stated that his idea was to develop a local leval grass roots plan and to receive input from the Advisory Boards and public meetings, He added that this was his idea of a workable land use plan, where all people shared in the planning. He added that he was not in favor of a master plan. Hazel Lunsford stated that a function of the Advisory Board could be to organize public meetings and that could be a useful tool to educate citizens. Lindsey Efland stated that he would be against N[s. Riddle's proposal. He stated that the Board should work on an entire County Ordinance. He added that he felt the Advisory Councils should be set up and trained re- garding the Subdivision Ordinance and by the end of the year would be a reasonable time to set up the Councils, to be functioning properly. The zoning map and the land use plan, P4r. Efland stated, is entirely different, and citizens of the County should be involved in the zoning map and the land use plan. Chairman Whitted stated that the Planning Staff needed some direc- tion of a work plan for the next several months. In further discussion regarding the Advisory Councils, Dr. Bonar stated that he felt a minimum of 3 months and not longer than 6 months would be a fair estimate for establishing the Advisory Councils. He - suggested that the Boards aim for 3 months. Commissioner Gustaveson spoke again of his concern of the lack of a review process for the critical areas in the County. He stated that he felt the Subdivision Regulations should be separate from the Advisory Councils and the priorities set out in land use planning, Mr. Gustaveson stated that he would not be in favor of any mechanism that would delay the Subdivision Ordiance for mare than 90 days.