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Karen Lincoln made reference to the pink sheet. She said that this idea has been of interest for several years. She explained each of the options for the makeup of the board, as listed an the pink sheet. She also read the examples of possible charges of the board. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon that the makeup of the board be two County Commissioners, one to two from the Commission for the Environment, one to two from the Economic Development Commission, one to two from the Transportation Services Board, one to two from the Planning Board, and two at-large. If there are not two people from each board, then there could be more at-large appointments to make a board of 12 members. The charge could be brought back as a proposal later. She suggested calling it the Orange County Transportation Advisory Board. Commissioner Jacobs suggested having one member from each township and one member from the Planning Board, Economic Development Commission, Commission for the Environment, and Transportation Services Board. He would like to call it the Orange County Unified Transportation Advisory Board. He would also like to add someone who is interested especially in bicycle transportation, pedestrian access, and transit. This would be a 14-member board. Commissioner Halkiotis does not support specifying the number of Commissioners until there is a discussion about why there should be one or two on an advisory board and what the roles of the County Commissioners would be on the boards. Brian Dobyns commented on the diversity of opinions of the boards. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to have a 14-member board with one member from each township, one from the Planning Board, one from the Economic Development Commission, one from the Commission for the Environment, one from the Transportation Services Board, one who would be interested in bicycle transportation, one who would be interested in pedestrian access, one who would be interested in transit, and one County Commissioner as a liaison. VOTE: Ayes, 4; No, 1 (Commissioner Halkiotis) 3. Update on the Rural Character and Farmland Protection Work Group -Presentation by the Planning Board Chair on the activities and products of the Planning Board-initiated, Rural Character and Farmland Protection Work Group. Jay Bryan said that the Planning Board last year set up this work group that was made up of five Planning Board representatives, asurveyor, arepresentative from the Ag Preservation Board, and some members from County departments to look at how to protect rural character and farmland. The work group met eight times and provided a report to the Planning Board. The Planning Board reviewed it on two occasions with no specific consensus. At the last meeting, they agreed to meet with the Agricultural Board on April 6t" and get more input about the report. The recommendations were fairly general. Far example, "establish appropriate guidelines for rural residential clustered development outside water and sewer areas, identify areas where rural residential clustering will protect resources, develop standards for rural clustered developments," etc. Commissioner Gordon asked for a copy of the report. Craig Benedict said that the report has not been completely reviewed by the Planning Board, so it was not included in the packet. Noah Ranells invited the County Commissioners to the joint meeting on April 6t" at 6:30 p.m. Commissioner Gordon said that she would try to come to this meeting. 4. Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update -Presentation on status of Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element update, specifically, advisory board public outreach follow-up activities and next steps for formal public hearings. Tom Altieri said that staff is asking for authorization to proceed with the schedule as outlined in the agenda abstract. In summary, the proposal includes two public hearings - an initial public