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755 MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BDARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARp DGTDBER 30, 197$ The Board of County Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board met in special .joint session on Monday, October 30, 197$, at 7:30 p.m., in the Com- missioners' Room of the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina. Members present: Commissioners Richard Whitted, Norman Gustaveson, Donald Willhoit and Norman Walker. Planning Board members: Dr. Robert Bonar, Chairman; Mr. Art Cleary, Mr. Andrew Dobelstein, Mrs. Jean Anderson, Mr. Lindsay Efland, Mr. John Scarlett, Dr. Logan Ervin, Fqr. Robert ,reer and Mr. Paul rates. P1r. Richard Whitted, chairman of the County Commissioners, called the meeting to order. Chairman Whitted said the purpose of the meeting was to review objectives set at the meeting two years ago, establish where Orange County planning was now and devise a work plan for future planning of Orange County giving the planning staff the objectives both boards would like to see accomplished. Commissioner Gustaveson said he would like to discuss Board policy as it had been for the last two .years and develop a new set of ob.jecti•ves for the next two year period with the new Planning Director. He said he would like the planning staff to develop a work schedule for these objectives. Commissioner Whitted said the joint boards had. come uo with basic objectives and work schedules two•years ago and one of the major objectives, revision and ex- tension of subdivision regulations, had been accomplished. Commissioner Willhoit listed the following objectives which were established two years ago: baseline data, such as soils; enlargement of Planning Board to 12; zoning of Bingham, Cheeks and Hillsborough townships; establish township advisory councils in Chapel Hill, Bingham and Cheeks townships; zoning ordinance and sub- division regulation revisions, implementation of OCPC; focus on land-use element; identification of environmentally critical areas and look at housing opportunities. Dr. Boner, Chairman of the Planning Board, said he felt baseline data -aas one of the most important objectives accomplished over the last twa years. Commissioner Whitted introduced the new Planning Director, Jim Polattv. Mr. Polatty said he had been looking forward to this meeting and he would like to see a two-year work plan established. Commissioner Whitted said he would like to activate the Orange Comprehensive Planning Committee. Commissioner Willhoit said a continuation committee was formed: after the Growth Options Conference who put together a proposal called the growth Options Plan. This proposal recommended the Planning Board establish an Orange County Planning Council to coordinate actions of different planning agencies. Separate planning jurisdictions with individual staffs would continue to exist but planning councils would serve as a mini-type government with representation far each local or special purpose planning board for the general public. He said actions•of many different agencies had an impact on planning and the county needs to have more coordinated input. Mrs. Josephine Barbour said she thought there was some question concerning the people who would serve on this committee. She thought the proposal was to ga back to the Commissioners for reconsideration or restructuring. Commissioner Willhoit said he would like to consider mare issues than OCPC and Growth Options Plan. Commissioner Whitted suggested getting new members to the Intergovernmental Task Force. Dr. Bonar said he would like to see better coordination and exchange of information. -