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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 1 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br /> 6 February 24, 2014 <br /> 7 7:00 P.M. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met with the Orange County Planning <br /> 10 Board for a Quarterly Public Hearing on February 24, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the DSS Officers, <br /> 11 Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Mark <br /> 14 Dorosin, Alice M. Gordon, Earl McKee Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 15 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 16 COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: James Bryan (Staff Attorney) <br /> 17 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Michael Talbert and Deputy Clerk to the <br /> 18 Board David Hunt (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 19 PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Planning Board members Maxecine Mitchell, <br /> 20 Johnny Randall, Paul Guthrie, Herman Staats, Tony Blake, and H.T. "Buddy" Hartley <br /> 21 PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Chair Pete Hallenbeck, Lisa Stuckey, Andrea <br /> 22 Rohrbacher and James Lea <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. He reviewed the following items at <br /> 25 the members' places: <br /> 26 - Booklet/Blue Sheets/Cream Sheets/PowerPoint— Item C-1 — Class A Special Use <br /> 27 Permit <br /> 28 - Letter— Item C-3 - Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment <br /> 29 <br /> 30 A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRS <br /> 31 <br /> 32 B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 33 The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS <br /> 36 Planning Board Member Buddy Hartley introduced this item. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 1. Class A Special Use Permit- To review a Class A Special Use Permit application <br /> 39 seeking to develop a solar array/public utility station on two parcels of property, totaling <br /> 40 approximately 52 acres in area, off of Redman Road between the railway and Interstate <br /> 41 85/40 in Cheeks Township. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Buddy Hartley: An item involving a special use permit is a quasi-judicial setting, so <br /> 44 approval or denial of such permits are based on sworn testimony and evidence from individuals <br /> 45 who are speaking before the Board. So, we will ask that all individuals that wish to speak on <br /> 46 this be sworn to before the clerk. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Those who were speaking to this item were then sworn in. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Michael Harvey: Good evening. I am Michael Harvey of the Orange County Planning <br /> 51 Department. I have been duly sworn, and my job here this evening is to present to you a Class <br />