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44 <br />Staff and the consultant have further concluded that additional review time will be necessary to <br />ensure all reviewing entities are able to offer comments on the initial draft of the UDO. <br />With this in mind, the following modifications to the UDO project schedule are proposed: <br />1. Community Outreach Meetings, originally scheduled for March and April, shall occur in <br />June of 2010 on the revised sections of the UDO already reviewed by staff, the Planning <br />Board, and other County advisory boards, <br />2. In July of 2010 staff will distribute the initial draft of the UDO to the BOCC and local <br />advisory boards including: <br />a. Planning Board, <br />b. Commission for the Environment, <br />c. Economic Development Commission, and <br />d. OUTBoard. <br />3. Courtesy review of this initial draft shall occur from July through August of 2010, <br />4. The final two (2) community outreach meetings on the complete first draft of the UDO will <br />be held in August of 2010, <br />5. The August 23, 2010 Quarterly Public Hearing shall be utilized as a work session <br />between the BOCC and Planning Board to review, discuss, and provide feedback on the <br />draft UDO distributed in July. Prior to the final draft noted in 6 below and the formal <br />Public Hearing in November, the Planning Board will have concluded their primary input. <br />6. The consultant will be expected to submit the final UDO public hearing draft, as well as <br />the policy implementation bridge outlining possible future modifications, in October of <br />2010, <br />7. The BOCC and Planning Board shall hold a public-hearing to review the UDO on <br />November 22, 2010 with a decision on the final document occurring sometime in <br />February 2011. This timeline wilt allovV the BOCC to set priorities (from Planning Board <br />Comprehensive Plan Strategy Implementation input) for the upcoming year. <br />Please refer to Attachment One (1) for a revised timetable for the project. Staff believes that the <br />modified schedule will address concerns over allowing sufficient time for BOCC and advisory <br />board members to review the draft UDO and allow time-for the incorporation of the consultant's <br />suggested formatting and organizational changes. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The BOCC has provided $32,600 in this year's 2009-2010 budget, <br />Departmental Contract Services Account, to complete this BOCC priority. The costs of <br />consulting services, as outlined in the executed contract, are not to exceed $30,000. The <br />additional $2,600 was budgeted for advertising, copying and printing expenses. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends the Board: <br />1. Accept the update from staff regarding the UDO, <br />2. Approve the proposed modifications to the timeline for the project as <br />recommended. <br />