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John Roberts: The findings should be done now. The last thing to do is approve the special use permit subject to the conditions that the Planning Board recommended that you want to include. Commissioner Yuhasz: We have a list of conditions, we've modified condition 15 on page 124 and we have been instructed that if we change any of the conditions that we need to have the applicant's approval and that we can no longer speak to the applicant, which puts us in a position of approving the conditions as written and amended or not. Would we be able to eliminate? John Roberts: You can eliminate 15 because the applicant has already consented to that. My perspective is that if you eliminate other conditions, some of which may benefit the applicant, but you would need to get the applicant to give written agreement to that. Commissioner Yuhasz: We have already had the opportunity to discuss the conditions and there were no objections raised other than 15, so I don't think at this point we are likely to have problems with any of the conditions. John Roberts: If you could, when you approve this, refer to the page numbers 115-124 of the agenda packet as outlined in those conditions. A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve the recommended conditions from the Planning Board as located on pages 115- 124 of the abstract with the change that has already been requested and accepted by the applicant; and approve the special use permit subject to those conditions. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Jacobs thanked the staff for the changes that were made to this development. He said that it was very clear that the Efland Fire Department was consulted and made recommendations regarding the sufficiency of fire protection. He encouraged Habitat to look next time at clustering a development if there is a wooded lot as opposed to a conventional layout. b. North Carolina Tomorrow Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Orange County as Part of the Seven County Triangle J Council of Governments The Board conducted a public hearing to receive public input regarding submittal of a Grant Application through the NC Department of Commerce. Interim Assistant County Manager Michael Talbert introduced this item. This will be an economic development strategy for the Triangle J region and each region in the State will be doing the same thing. The amount of the grant will be $50,000 and the award has to be to a local government. The grant application is due on November 10th and there will be considerable assistance from Triangle J in filling out the application. There was no public comment.