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Geof Gledhill said that his guess is that these by-laws in their original form pre-dated the open meetings requirements for boards and commissions. He said that he will work with the staff on this. The Board deferred action on this item. t. Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (Schools APFO) - Re-approval of Capacity Numbers for Orange County Schools (Elementary Level) The Board considered re-approving the November 15, 2006 capacity numbers at the Elementary level for Orange County Schools. Commissioner Gordon said that she talked with Planning Director Craig Benedict about this. She made reference to page 4 and said that almost all of the calculations have changed, especially noticing the significant decrease in the capacity for Hillsborough Elementary School. The total membership has also decreased from 3,072 to 3,006. She also wanted staff to double check the numbers when the K-3 class size is changed from 23 to 21. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to approve the revised November 15, 2006 Membership and Capacity numbers as submitted by Orange County Schools on June 29, 2007, and authorize the Chair to sign the form for inclusion into the certified 2007 SAPFOTAC Report, with the provision that staff will double check the numbers when class size is decreased. UOTE: UNANIMOUS u. Land Use Element Text Amendment - 10-Year Transition Areas The Board considered adoption of text amendments to the Land Use Element regarding 10-Year Transition areas, as presented at the May 21, 2007 Quarterly Public Hearing. Commissioner Gordon said that this is one of the methods to implement the Efland- Mebane Small Area Plan and was passed by a 6-3 vote by the Planning Board. She said that she has some of the same concerns as the people who voted against it, such as, if the small area plan is defined in the land use element, and that it was such a big fix for the implementation. She asked if there was some other way to implement the small area plan without making this change in the transition area. She said that this is a fundamental change in the way Orange County approaches planning and zoning if there are non-residential uses implemented in the transition area. She suggested consolidating this item into the Quarterly Public Hearing item. Craig Benedict said that several options were examined on how to implement the changes. With a comprehensive plan and a land use plan, there is a very generalized list of definitions. Aland use element definition of transition still is a countywide definition, and a change to have non-residential uses in what was typically a residential transition area would only be activated at such time a small area plan is brought forward that is adopted and zoning and text amendments that are specific to the Efland area. The Planning Board had concerns about this and the application in Hillsborough. He said that it would not have any application in Hillsborough until such time that a small area plan was adopted in the perimeter of Hillsborough. He thinks that there are adequate protections. Laura Blackmon suggested that Commissioner Gordon look at this as a process. She said that this will have to go through each step. Commissioner Gordon said that she thought it was premature. Commissioner Jacobs said that he has participated in this group representing the Board for several years, and this is a very grassroots group. He said that the group has hashed out everything that is discussed and have often challenged what the staff recommends. He said that this is an area that could actually support economic development. This small area plan only deals with the Efland-Mebane area and it provides the County with another opportunity to promote small business. Rather than wait another year or more until the comprehensive plan