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He said they received a lot of information from other groups, and he would like to do more with other advisory groups. He said the board enjoys working with the planning staff, especially Michael Harvey. Commissioner Pelissier referred to the emerging issues, and she asked about the reference to more areas being pre-zoned. Pete Hallenbeck said he thinks that will come up this year, especially with the Efland Mebane small area plan. He said the stage is set to change some of the zoning. He said there is a world of difference between telling an interested buyer that a site is already pre-zoned versus telling them that they can buy it and change the zoning. Craig Benedict said the zoning districts are a little more regimented, and the goal is to make sure that mixed use developments are allowed. He said there will be suggestions for new zoning district names and uses, and there will be pre-zoning in appropriate areas for targeting industries. Chair McKee said all of their boards and commissions require a lot from their volunteers, but few of these involve the complexities and regulations encountered by this planning board. Commissioner porosin said this work session highlighted the need to be conscious of where and when it makes sense to integrate the work of these boards. He said there is a lot of overlap and he wonders how effectively efforts are being coordinated. He said it might be worthwhile to put something specific in the reports regarding how the boards collaborate. Commissioner Price said she would like to have the Board of County Commissioners encourage these boards to work together. She would like to open this door and make the collaboration easier. Commissioner Pelissier noted that, although there is an appearance of silos, many of the boards have worked together through the year. She also suggested the Commissioners should send a thank you letter to each of the boards, and she said this can include direct encouragement toward collaboration. Chair McKee said in his tenure he has seen more collaboration between boards. Chair McKee said he liked Commissioner porosin's suggestion about how to set things up next year in terms of process and interaction. Commissioner Rich asked if the Board has ever considered having a volunteer board thank you night. Chair McKee said that has not been done, but it is something to consider, although it would be a lot of people. 3. Oranqe County Bus and Rail Investment Plan Annual Report and Update John Talmadge, Director of Regional Services said the revenue receipts are consistent with the early planning figures. He said the sales tax is a volatile revenue source, but it looks positive and consistent with the early assumptions. He noted that the vehicle registration fees included in the report are not a full year's numbers. He said the FY 2015 number is expected to be considerable higher. He said that in addition to providing new services and working on capital projects, reserves are also being built, and this is why the full amount of revenues are not being spent in each year. He reviewed the following information on service implementation: The following services will be implemented in the upcoming fiscal year (July 2014 through June 2015):