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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:- August 30, 2011 Action- Agenda -Item No. ~_ SUBJECT: Follow-up Review of Proposed Draft Orange County Addressing and Road Namina Ordinance DEPARTMENT: Information Technologies (IT) PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Draft Copy of Proposed Orange County Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Averett, 245-2501 PURPOSE: To review the proposed draft Orange County Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance and provide feedback and direction to staff for refinement. BACKGROUND:_ In November 2010, Orange County staff was directed by the BOCC to continue development of an addressing ordinance: Information Technologies' Geographic information Sys#ems (GIS) staff and County legal- staff have since worked together to create a draft ordinance that will allow Orange County to formalize its addressing rules and procedures to ensure the most efficient delivery of emergency services. On April 27, 2011, County staff met with staff from the towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough, as well as UNC, to present the draft ordinance and propose a partnership that would allow all of Orange County's addressing jurisdictions to adopt and enforce a single, unified ordinance. The City of_ Mebane declined participation. Initial feedback from staff at the participating municipalities and UNC was positive. The municipalities' staff members did, however, have concerns regarding the resources required to enforce the ordinance. Orange County staff from IT, Planning, Emergency Services, Tax, and the Attorney's office met on May 2, 2011 to discuss the specifics of the proposed ordinance and begin the development of an enforcement model. This process will continue following BOCC feedback and refinement of the ordinance. On May 4, 2011, County staff met with the Orange County Council of Fire Chiefs to receive input on the draft ordinance which had been previously provided to them. The Council provided valuable feedback that has since been evaluated and partially included in a revised draft. At the meeting on May 4, all the attending fire chiefs were supportive of the need for an addressing ordinance.