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David Stancil said that he had some introductory information about the DOT criteria, but he did not know the specifics. Commissioner Brown feels that the matching grant funds should be pursued. In answer to a question Commissioner Jacobs had about option "A", David Stancil said that the seller may want to know what the County's use for the property would be and if there is no stated use up front, some indication that it could be used for other purposes later. Commissioner Jacobs asked about how comfortable people would be in conveying land to the County as opposed to soil and water conservation or private land trust. Chair Gordon said that when people have had these concerns, the County did not have this department. David Stancil said that a Use-In-Access policy would address this concern. Commissioner Brown referred to the last objective on page 24. She described a development in Chapel Hill where the basic recreation needs were met. She asked if this could be done in other developments in the County. Craig Benedict said that under the Land Use Plan, a development could have some neighborhood recreation for private and public purposes. Commissioner Carey asked who would make the decision about the land management options and David Stancil said that the Board of County Commissioners would make the decision. He also made reference to page 26 and asked for clarification about the last guideline that states, "previous funding provided for the type of resource." Initials thoughts on the funding sources: Karen Barrows, Chair of the Planning Board, asked about funding and Purchase of Development Rights (PDR). David Stancil said that he was not aware of any initiatives for development acquisition with regards to PDR. Craig Benedict said that the key was to find an area where the density could be increased. John Link said that David Stancil has talked about being clear about the intent of purchasing the property. He said that it is cleaner to talk about just buying the property. Also, he said that the criteria needed to be set up for farmland preservation. The Board discussed TDR, which is in the Board's goals. Commissioner Brown said that if a TDR program were set up, maybe Chapel Hill and Carrboro would be interested. The Board decided to ask the staff to come up with suggestions on the role of County advisory boards, etc., and an augmentation recommendation. 2. Report on Comprehensive Plan Update Planning Director Craig Benedict made a PowerPoint presentation. He said that he would explain the basis of the plan in 1981, and then explain the basis of the new plan. He said that as the development in Orange County increases, the comprehensive plan needs to be more specific. He explained maps of different development scenarios based on transportation, public facilities, and urban areas. He then explained the areas where growth should be discouraged, such as where the soils are not suitable, in protected watersheds, and in protected environmental areas. He then introduced the Planning Department staff. He explained that there was a lack of public facilities in the Bingham Township area. He said that this plan supports the Cane Creek recommendations for environmental and watershed preservation in lowering densities in this area. He referred to page 43 of the agenda abstract. This page explains the different types of comprehensive plans. The plan that is in place now is called a Land Classification Plan. The