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Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools and Land Use Council <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners Commissioner Gordon <br />Carrboro Town Board of Alderman Diana McDuffee <br />Hank Anderson <br />Chapel Hill Town Council <br />Chapel Hill-Carrboro School Board <br />Rosemary Waldorf <br />Lee Pavao <br />Julie Andresen <br />Nick Didow <br />Bea Hughes-Werner <br />Harvey Goldstein <br />Oranae Countv Schools and Land Use Council <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners Commissioner Brown/ Commissioner <br />Halkiotis <br />Orange County School Board Larry Haverland <br />Delores Simpson <br />Hillsborough Town Board of Commissioners Kenneth Chavious <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN <br />Chair Crowther clarified that the purpose of this review is to prioritize the items in the plan which will <br />provide direction for the Economic Development Commission. <br />Commissioner Carey thanked Commissioner Brown for the working document she provided for this <br />work session. He feels that some items will take very little work while others will require a lot of energy and <br />resources in order to accomplish the stated goal. <br />The following questions, comments and suggestions were made during this review and are listed <br />below for reference. <br />The Statement of Corporate Citizenship #17 - #38 should be emphasized. <br />The hiring of local workers was discussed. Commissioner Gordon feels that Orange County needs to <br />hire locally. <br />Combining items 1, 3, 4, and 5 was suggested. <br />In an effort to encourage all governments to work together, the small business guide has been placed <br />wherever building permits are issued (#10). <br />G.E. does hire from Orange County. Also, the new Lowes store in Chapel Hill will be hiring people <br />from the County's Work First program, starting at $6.00 per hour plus benefits. All new businesses are <br />requested to list their jobs with the local Employment Security Commission. <br />Ted Abernathy listed the new priorities which the Economic Development Commission adopted as <br />part of the Strategic plan. He also listed those programs they now manage and expect to continue, like <br />meeting with clients and the Women's RoundTable. He noted that he now serves on 18 boards. <br />The representation of the Research Triangle Group was questioned and Mr. Abernathy said that the <br />flow of clients has steadily increased. <br />Commissioner Gordon suggested combining items 9, 11, and 12 dealing with sustainable <br />development into one focus area and designating it as a top priority. <br />Mr. Abernathy will provide copies of the final report produced by the Town of Chapel Hill on <br />sustainability. <br />Commissioner Brown asked that the Economic Development Commission set some strategies on how <br />to address some of the sustainability issues. <br />Commissioner Carey suggested not duplicating the efforts of the Shaping Orange County's Future <br />Task Force on sustainability issues. <br />Planning Director Marvin Collins stated that eight committees will be coming back to the Task Force <br />with recommendations on sustainability. <br />Commissioner Carey asked that PDR and TDR be one of the priorities.