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ADVANCE WORK for Orange County Board of Commissioners Planning Retreat November 14, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Southern Human Services Building, Chapel Hill, NC The following goal was adopted by Orange County Commissioners in September 2009 as part of a larger set of county -wide strategic goals. A major focus of our time together during the November 2009 retreat is to develop a shared understanding of what this goal means to participants and prepare you to move your related strategies into action. Implement planning and economic development policies which create a balanced, dynamic local economy, and which promote diversity, sustainable growth and enhanced revenue while embracing community values. In order to develop this shared understanding and to identify areas where there is agreement and disagreement, please consider what these bolded words (above) mean to you. Using index cards, write down your answers to the first four questions (one response per index card). We will post the cards during the retreat. You may add other issues that occur to you or that are spurred by your on -site conversation. There will be index cards at the retreat for this purpose. This preparation will help us move into our discussions more quickly and with more depth when we get together. During the retreat, each of you will be asked to explain the responses you identify in enough detail for others to understand your views. 1. What are the values I believe this community holds, and how do they relate to economic development? 2. How do I define balanced economy? 3. How do I define dynamic economy? 4. Provide some examples of the following in the context of economic development policies. a. diversity b. sustainable growth c. enhanced revenue 5. Consider what other stakeholders have an interest in this goal or can make (or block) decisions about this goal. [You can make notes about your list or simply be prepared to respond on- site.]