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APPROVED 5/15/2012 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL <br /> JPA PUBLIC HEARING <br /> March 29, 2012 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in joint session with the Chapel Hill <br /> Town Council on Thursday, March 29, 2012. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel <br /> Hill, North Carolina for the purpose of holding a Joint Planning Area Public Hearing. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Bernadette Pelissier and Commissioners <br /> Valerie Foushee, Alice M. Gordon, Pam Hemminger, Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, and Steve <br /> Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton and Clerk to the Board Donna <br /> Baker (All other staff members wifl be identified appropriately below) <br /> CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL 1VAEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt, Jim Ward, <br /> Laurin Easthom, Penny Rich, Lee Storrow, Gene Pease, Matt Czajkowski <br /> CHAPEL HILLTOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Council Member ponna Bell and <br /> Council Member Ed Harrison <br /> Chapel Hill Staff Present: Town Manager Roger Stancil <br /> A. INTRODUCTIONS AND OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR AND MAYOR <br /> Chair Pelissier and Mayor Kleinschmidt made opening remarks and introductions were <br /> made. <br /> B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> C. INFORMATION ITEM <br /> 1. Historv of Joint Planninq Area <br /> Chair Pelissier said that many of them are new to the JPA process and this hearing is <br /> part of the Joint Planning Agreement, which dates back to the time when Chapel Hill and <br /> Orange County entered into a mutual agreement to develop a land use plan to cover portions of <br /> the County's planning jurisdictions outside of the planning of the Town. The goal of the land use <br /> plan was to identify policies and strategies to ensure purposeful growth of the areas on the <br /> outskirts of the corporate limits of the Town, while preserving the unique rural character of the <br /> surrounding area. Ultimately, there was a mutual agreement amongst the County and the <br /> Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro establishing a regulatory framework governing the <br /> development of property in and around both municipalities. This Joint Planning Agreement was <br /> adopted in 1987. She made reference to subsection `C' of the packet, which contains a brief <br /> historical synopsis concerning the agreement. <br /> In accordance with this agreement, this is a public hearing to hear a development <br /> proposal that has been submitted to the Town of Chapel Hill. The Town of Chapel Hill Planning <br /> staff will be providing the staff report on this item. Ultimately, both of the elected bodies are <br />