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- Improved emergency response time that can and will save lives <br /> - Quick assignment and notification of new addresses <br /> - Improved routing of county and municipal services (bus routing, solid waste pickup, <br /> building inspections, social services, tax appraisal, and et. al.) <br /> - Improved analysis by staff for more accurate environmental and urban studies <br /> - Higher level of integration with state and federal agencies, making us more viable <br /> for <br /> NOW WHAT? <br /> - ES and GIS staff have organized a follow-up address verification project in which <br /> the volunteer and municipal fire departments have agreed to gather information to <br /> further validate and enhance our addressing data <br /> - New data will allow for more complex analysis regarding structure type and land use <br /> - Project to be completed in Fall 2010 <br /> - Revision of Orange County Address Ordinance <br /> - Ordinance will define addressable structures and put legal parameters and <br /> enforcement measures in place for addressing procedures <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that it seems to be taking too long to complete this project. <br /> It has been going on since 2004. For public safety reasons, she is quite concerned about the <br /> numbers for the street addresses being out of sequence because it is difficult for emergency <br /> vehicles to locate a residence. She said the previous county manager told her a house had <br /> burned down because the response vehicle could not locate the residence. She said she is <br /> familiar with the concerns in the sequencing of street numbers because she lives on a road, <br /> and has traveled on other roads, with this problem. <br /> The Board supported moving forward with this project. <br /> 8. Board Comments <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that the groundbreaking for Fairview Park was yesterday <br /> and it was a long time coming. He said that there is a sign that points to this park, but it is so <br /> small. He asked that staff put a larger and nicer sign on US 70. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to <br /> ask staff to erect a sign on US 70 that is commensurate of the pride of the establishment of <br /> Fairview Park. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Jacobs to put the County Manager's report before the Board Comments on the agenda. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> Commissioner Hemminger asked about the status of the hunting ordinance and <br /> hunting with dogs and when this item will come forward. <br /> Assistant County Manager Gwen Harvey said that there is an information item in the <br /> packet tonight and on the 171h <br /> Commissioner Hemminger said that she would forward the complaints that she has <br /> received to the staff. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier— none. <br />