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manager. She said it seems better to her to be very definite about what needs to be done, and take out the "and/or." She said the syntax here was not clear. Commissioner Gordon said she would edit number 2 in the pre-submittal process to include the term "in accordance with state statute." Commissioner Gordon said Item D, number 1 should specify "Orange County" Planning Board. Commissioner Gordon said she is glad to see this policy being considered. Commissioner porosin said the Rogers Road proposal is related but separate from this issue. He said it would be in the best interest to expedite the Rogers Road process even if this is not finalized. He said one thing that is important moving forward is to have language suggesting that ETJs should not remain ETJs forever. He said this is not fair to the residents. Commissioner Pelissier said she would like to have a copy of the comments that were made to the Chapel Hill Town Council regarding this particular case. Craig Benedict said he will include as much information as staff can get. He said, by December 1St they should have the Chapel Hill ETJ expansion request. Chair Jacobs said he had asked staff in March to come back with an analysis of the way rules have changed for ETJs. He would like to have this. Chair Jacobs said he thought that joint planning appointments were to be changed to ETJ appointments. He asked for clarification on this. Craig Benedict said there are joint planning area representatives on the Chapel Hill Planning Board. He said there will be a process to have ETJ representatives voted on by Orange County to sit on the Chapel Hill Planning Board. Chair Jacobs said the joint planning area and this ETJ are not synonymous. Craig Benedict said a thousand acres of Chapel Hill's joint area will possibly be converted to ETJ, and there will be one small joint planning area (JPA) left over. He said representation for both of these is based on population. He said there is currently one JPA seat left. Commissioner Rich asked how many ETJs are currently in Chapel Hill Craig Benedict said there are a few general areas outside of corporate town limits —the southern triangle rural buffer area; Rogers Road and Northwoods; the Triangle north of interstate 40 near Sunrise Road; and a small area north of Interstate 40 behind New Hope Commons and the Wal-Mart complex. Commissioner Rich said it seems like there are a lot of different areas that might not have representation on a board. Chair Jacobs said it would be helpful to bring a map that shows the areas with the acreage. John Roberts said the statute provides for ETJ representation based on a mathematical calculation, so until a certain threshold is reached, there is no obligation to add anyone. He said the County could request an addition. Chair Jacobs said the question is whether this should be requested, and it would be good to have some date and maps to consider. Commissioner McKee asked if there is any representation for areas outside of those ETJ