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7 <br /> 1 initial effort and to what extent the County should participate at this <br /> 2 time. The Board agreed they had no problem with the Manager serving as <br /> 3 a resource person on this committee but that the County was not taking <br /> 4 the lead on the relocation of the Horace Williams Airport. <br /> 5 Motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by <br /> 6 Commissioner Halkiotis that the Manager be authorized to participate in <br /> 7 an Airport Work Group whose scope is broadened to include a study of the <br /> 8 need for an airport in Orange County, rather than limiting the group to <br /> 9 an exploration of alternative process models for relocation of the <br /> 10 existing airport. This work group would address such questions as the <br /> 11 purposes for which an airport would be used and whether or not there is <br /> 12 a need for an airport in Orange County (whatever its location) to serve <br /> 13 these purposes, as well as a description of the type of airport needed <br /> 14 to satisfy the identified purposes. <br /> 15 The Manager would participate on the condition that the work <br /> 16 group deliberations acknowledge the following County positions: <br /> 17 1. The relocation of the existing airport is not one of the <br /> 18 goals of County government <br /> 19 2 . The County does not intend to play a significant role in <br /> 20 - such an effort <br /> 21 3 . The County's capital improvement plans do not include an <br /> 22 airport <br /> 23 4 . The efforts of this group would not constitute a search <br /> 24 for a new airport site <br /> 25 The role of the Manager would be to serve as a liaison between the <br /> ) 26 Commissioners and the work group members, and to convey to the work <br /> 27 group the information on airports previously gathered by the County. <br /> 28 The Manager would report periodically on this group's work to the <br /> 29 Commissioners. No airport search would commence without approval by the <br /> 30 Orange County Commissioners. At the conclusion of their deliberations <br /> 31 the work group would report their recommendations to their elected <br /> 32 boards and the CCC. <br /> 33 Commissioner Gordon stated that she feels the Board should <br /> 34 cooperate, share the information, make clear the County's position and <br /> 35 broaden the scope to not assume that the search is for a relocation of <br /> 36 Horace Williams Airport. The process would start with asking what is <br /> 37 the purpose of the airport, what kind of needs there are for an airport <br /> 38 and if there is a need for an airport, what kind of airport is needed. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 VOTE: AYES, Commissioners Carey, Gordon and Halkiotis; <br /> 41 NOES, Commissioners Insko and Willhoit. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 XI. APPOINTMENTS - NONE <br /> 44 <br /> 45 XII. MINUTES <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by <br /> 48 Commissioner Gordon to approve the minutes for January 22, 1991, regular <br /> 49 meeting as corrected. <br /> 50 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> ) 51 <br /> 52 XIII. EXECUTIVE SESSION - NONE <br />