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<br />The Board considered making one change in the County Commissioners' regular <br />meeting calendar for the year 2007. <br />Chair Carey asked about the meeting on January 16t". Commissioner Jacobs answered <br />that this is not the Board of County Commissioners' meeting. The Planning Board will be the <br />host, and it will be the kickoff for the facilitated comprehensive plan coordination. <br />Chair Carey asked if the Board would be making decisions at this meeting and it was <br />answered no. <br />A motion was made by Chair Carey, seconded by Commissioner Nelson to amend its <br />regular meeting calendar for 2007 by adding a meeting on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at <br />Southern Human Services Center from 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />m. Process and Facilitation Consultant Contract for Comprehensive Plan <br />The Board considered reviewing the proposal from the Orange County Dispute <br />Settlement Center (DSC) for the provision of process and facilitation services related to the <br />Comprehensive Plan update and authorizing staff to prepare a contract with the Dispute <br />Settlement Center that incorporates the scope of work outlined under the "Cost and Contracting" <br />section of the proposal and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked haw it was contemplated that the 1981 plan was to be <br />used. Comprehensive Planning Supervisor Tom Altieri said that the Planning Board felt that this <br />would be a good starting point in the update process to look at the 1981 plan, particularly the <br />goals and objectives, to make some determination on what areas in which the County has been <br />successful in implementing and to identify some areas of focus in the new plan. He said that <br />the Planning Board further requests that the Board of County Commissioners would be the <br />Board that reviews the 1981 plan with the Planning staff's assistance and to prepare the <br />evaluation. He said that the goals and objectives in the 1981 plan are very general. He does <br />not anticipate the evaluation to take a long time. <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to the two consultants and the synthesizer and <br />asked if it is the thought of the Planning Board that there is not enough in-house staff to <br />synthesize this plan. Tom Altieri said that the Planning Board will be reviewing the initial ideas <br />for the synthesizing consultant at the meeting on Wednesday, December 6t" <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 6 and said that it would be a good idea <br />to explicitly put in that the coordinator is in charge of the meeting summary. This is item 3. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the comprehensive planning update timetable <br />and said that it has the approval of the legal ad for the public hearing in July 2007. The Board <br />of County Commissioners does not meet in July. He suggested moving this to June. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Foushee to <br />approve the proposal from the Orange County Dispute Settlement Center (DSC) for the <br />provision of process and facilitation services related to the Comprehensive Plan update and <br />authorize staff to prepare a contract with the Dispute Settlement Center that incorporates the <br />scope of work outlined under the "Cost and Contracting" section of the proposal and authorize <br />the Chair to sign. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />6. Resolutions or Proclamations <br />a. Proclamation Acknowledging Human Rights Week, Human Rights Dav, and the <br />Bill of Rights Dav <br />The Board considered officially recognizing Human Rights Week, Human Rights Day, <br />and the Bill of Rights Day in Orange County during the month of December, and authorizing the <br />Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />