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STRATEGIC GROWTH AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION PROGRAM Final (8.7.2009) G. Summary of Public Engagement Process During the first phases of the TDR Feasibility Study, seven meetings of a Task Force comprised of varied representatives of the Orange County community were used to gain input. Additional interviews were conducted with developers, farmers, and TDR program managers from other parts of the country. The third and final phase, implementation, also used a steering committee, but this committee was comprised of members of various advisory boards already in place in Orange County. Hence, it was dubbed the Joint Advisory Board, or JAB. Three meetings were scheduled to be held with the JAB. The following are the key public outreach and coordination efforts that were used during the implementation study. ■ Project Website (4 -6 updates). As in Phases I / II, the project website continued to be updated, as needed. The website contains relevant information and reports emanating from the planning process, which have been few since the program design (and hence administrative design) considered more options than originally conceived. ■ Public Meetings (1). The current scope of services called for one more of these open, drop -in style sessions, in addition to the meetings held at the Planning Board and Board of County Commissioner meetings. The Consultant provided three staff people and produce a presentation, display boards and handouts to facilitate discussion at this session. ■ Working Group Meetings (3). There were three meetings of the Joint Advisory Board (JAB) scheduled. The purpose of the JAB was to bring together members of the community that are more directly involved in the process and product of any SGRC Program, and to help provide feedback on very specific issues regarding program and administrative design. This is in contrast to the purpose of the appointed TDR Task Force, which brought together a wider variety of stakeholders to examine a broader range of issues related to TDR feasibility. • Newsletter (75 copies). The Consultant produced a newsletter to illustrate the program design and purpose, once the report and project were completed in a final draft format. Initial newsletters were distributed at a Public Open House, to steering committee members, elected /appointed officials, etc. • Miscellaneous Outreach and Coordination. The Consultant conducted five additional case studies from other, county -based TDR programs around the country and submitted the summary of findings. The Consultant has interviewed people in the development business in Orange County for their viewpoints on specific program and administrative design issues. Frequent telephone calls coordinating the project occurred throughout the project, typically scheduled on Fridays at 1 lam. ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA . •