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a + <br /> WHEREAS, the requirements of Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance have been <br /> deemed complete, and <br /> WHEREAS, the County has found the proposed text amendments to be reasonably necessary to <br /> promote public health, safety and general welfare and to achieve the purposes of the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan, and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A-341 and Section 1.1.7 of the <br /> Unified Development Ordinance, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County has found the <br /> proposed text amendments to be consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Unified <br /> Development Ordinance of Orange County is hereby amended as depicted in the attached <br /> pages. <br /> [Excepting the definitions of industrial, Light; Industrial, Medium; and Industrial, Heavy which are <br /> to be considered further at a subsequent meeting]. <br /> BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance be placed in the book of published ordinances <br /> and that this ordinance is effective upon its adoption. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> close the public hearing and adopt the Ordinance of Approval for the UDO text amendments <br /> contained within Attachment 2, except the three definitions on page 149 and ask staff to come <br /> back with appropriate language for those three definitions. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nay, 1 (Commissioner Yuhasz) <br /> 8. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Timeline for the Emergency Services Workgroup <br /> The Board considered approving the timeline for the Emergency Services Workgroup. <br /> Assistant County Manager Michael Talbert said that on December 13, 2011 the Board of County <br /> Commissioners formed the Emergency Services Workgroup. On January 24th, the members <br /> were appointed. The Workgroup has been moving forward and had its first meeting on January <br /> 31 st. The result of that meeting is that the workgroup will meet every two weeks until some of the <br /> priorities are under control. There are six different functions of the charge that the workgroup will <br /> work on: <br /> VIPER system improvements <br /> Solutions relating to Fire Protection Districts, <br /> System improvements for EMS Ambulance response times including but not limited to <br /> equipment, staffing, facilities, and/or a strategic plan <br /> Improvements for the E911 Communications Center including but not limited to technology, <br /> equipment, staffing, training and/or a strategic plan <br /> Compare Orange County Emergency Services to similar sized counties in North Carolina <br /> including but not limited to staffing, equipment, technology, infrastructure, performance, and <br /> costs <br /> The Fire Departments' Strategic Plan <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger to <br /> approve the timeline for the Emergency Services Work Group. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs made reference to#3 and response times and said that it still does <br /> not mention appropriate data. Michael Talbert said that this was an oversight. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said to add this to the charge. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />