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Orange County during the October Public Hearing and included many of those requests in the recommended plan. Two important changes in this updated Future Land Use Plan (FLUP) are that specific zoning districts are now attached to each land use designation to clarify when the Plan will have to be amended as part of a zoning request and there are more use designations, so the revised plan is more specific than the previous document. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. No Attachments b)Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) Land Use Plan The intent of the coordinated planning areas defined in the Interlocal Land Management Agreement COCA is to provide clear and consistent guidance for land use/zoning decisions, coordinated growth patterns, and a distinction between areas that are to have urban characteristics from those that are to remainrural. In general and consistent with the Agreement, the plan is to be completed and adopted first by Hillsborough, “inviting comments from the BOCC”. Following Town adoptionof its FLUP (Agenda Item 1a), the BOCC is to consider endorsing the plan, adding land use designations for the Notification Area (area shown in white on Attachment 1B)or arranging for negotiation and agreement on any changes followed by joint approval. The Town is prepared to participate in the process according to the County’s timeline, which the BOCC will consider late- March or early-April. Staff will provide any other information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss issues related to this item as necessary. Attachment 1B – Map from the Hillsborough-Orange Interlocal LandManagement Agreement COCA. c)Safe Routes to Schools (STST) Action Plan Update Orange County received a Safe Routes to School (SRST) Action Plan Service Award in July 2008 for planning assistance to prepare an Action Plan for Grady A. Brown Elementary School, Cameron Park Elementary School and C.W. Stanford Middle School. The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), in 2009, contracted Greenways, Incorporated and Greene Transportation Solutions to work with County staff, local agency representatives, School Team leaders and principals of the three schools to identify non-motorized infrastructure improvements that enhance safetyfor walking and bicycling. A draft Plan was completed, reviewed locally, and comments submitted to Greenways, Incorporated for inclusion in the final draft. The draft Plan was reviewed by the NCDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Division and a final draft was completed and returned to the Planning Staff in December 2012. Staff has been reviewing the final draft and developing recommended steps and calendar for