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2 <br />Orange County Planning Board Review: This item was previewed at the April 2, 2014 Planning <br />Board meeting to familiarize Planning Board members with the Plan and JPA as well as to begin <br />review this item. <br />At its May 7, 2014 regular meeting, the Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend <br />approval of the Plan and JPA amendments as detailed within Attachment 2. Excerpts of <br />meeting minutes for the two Planning Board meetings pertaining to these matters are included <br />in Attachments 4 and 5. <br />Status of Towns' Consideration of Amendments to the Plan and JPA: A schedule for the review <br />of these amendments was put forth at the March 27, 2014 joint public hearing. The Town of <br />Chapel Hill's Planning Board considered this proposed amendments at its May 6, 2014 meeting <br />and recommended approval of the amendment to the Town Council. The Town Council is <br />scheduled to consider the amendments at its June 9, 2014 meeting. <br />The Town of Carrboro's Planning Board, as well as other local advisory boards, reviewed the <br />proposed amendments at its meeting on May 1, 2014 and continued the topic to its May 15, <br />2014 meeting. Additionally, the Town's Economic Sustainability Commission reviewed the <br />proposal at its May 14, 2014 meeting. The Town of Carrboro Planning Board recommended <br />approval of the amendments without additional comment. The Town's Board of Aldermen is <br />scheduled to consider the amendments at its June 3, 2014 meeting. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional <br />funding for the provision of County services. Costs for the required legal advertisement were <br />paid from FY2013 -14 Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. Existing Planning staff <br />included in the Departmental staffing budget has accomplished the work required to process this <br />amendment. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: <br />1. Deliberate as necessary on the proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use <br />Plan and Agreement; and <br />2. Decide accordingly and /or adopt the Resolution contained in Attachment 2 which <br />approves the amendments to the Plan and JPA. <br />