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Quarterly Public Hearing. The proposed amendments are intended to broaden the development options in the Buckhorn Economic Development District and other targeted areas of the County designated as Economic Development transition Activity Node and Commercial- Industrial transition Activity Node. The proposed amendments include allowing for more retail and service uses within the EDD-1 classification. The Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the proposed amendments. Commissioner Gordon made reference to page 12 of the packet and asked why the language in 5.2.1 is changed. Shannon Berry said that because of the reduced list of exclusions to the two land use classifications —the Economic Development Transition Activity Node and the Commercial- Industrial Activity Node —the text needed to be amended to the table to clarify what is excluded within those two classifications only. John Roberts said that the only thing this language change does is refer you back to Section 5.1.4(E) and lists the exclusions there. NO PUBLIC COMMENT A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz to receive the Planning Board's recommendation of approval and to close the public hearing. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Commissioner Yuhasz, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger to adopt the Ordinance of Approval for the UDO amendments contained within attachment 2. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 7. Regular Agenda a. Sales Tax Distribution Method for Fiscal 2012/2013 The Board reviewed Sales Tax Distribution Options and considered options for the Orange County distribution of local option sales tax for fiscal year 2012/2013. Michael Talbert made reference to the yellow handout, which was the revised abstract. He went through the various tables. Commissioner McKee said that he was under the assumption that the way they are handling this now is how it has always been done and staff answered yes. Commissioner Hemminger said that she is in favor of leaving it as is. Chair Pelissier said that last week at the TJCOG meeting there were some Mayors that said they were told that they would be losing $1 million. She said that this is not right when folks are doing their budget and Orange County would not ever change this formula in April, but way in advance if they ever would change it. Michael Talbert said that these numbers are certified in March by the state. Commissioner McKee said that the County should continue to operate as is. Commissioner Yuhasz said that if the County was contemplating a change, this discussion would have been in the fall. He said that as more retail comes in, he wants to make sure this is the most equitable way to distribute these sales taxes. A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger to use the population method for the distribution of sales tax revenues for FY 2012-13. VOTE: UNANIMOUS