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14 <br />Attachment 2 <br />APPROVED 5115/2012 <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 will be identified appropriately below) <br />CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS 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 Donna 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. History of Joint Planning 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 />