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1. TIMEFRAME /MILESTONES /DEADLINES <br />a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed <br />September 5, 2013 <br />b. Quarterly Public Hearin <br />February 24. 2014 <br />c. BOCC Updates /Checkpoints <br />May 14, 2013 - work session <br />September 9, 2013 - special work session <br />November 21, 2013 - Assembly of Governments meeting (issues related to Rural <br />Buffer) <br />February 4, 2014 — approve legal ad for quarterly public hearing <br />March 27, 2014 —joint public hearing for JPA- related amendments <br />June 3, 2014 — approved JPA - related amendments <br />October 16, 2014 — Joint Orange County /Town of Carrboro meeting <br />November 19, 2014 — Assembly of Governments meeting <br />April 7, 2015 — approved revised JPA - related amendments <br />May 5, 2015 - receive Planning Board recommendation on UDO amendment <br />oackaae within the Rural Buffer <br />d. Other <br />2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM <br />Mission /Scope: Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes and <br />Orange County ordinance requirements and additional outreach as described below. <br />a. Planning Board Review: <br />October 2, 2013 — ORC Meeting <br />November 6, 2013 — ORC Meeting (continued) - Comments were incorporated <br />into the proposed amendments and the Planning Board stated it was ready <br />for the proposal to be heard at a public hearing. The ORC agrees that <br />removing the most intensive uses in the ASE -CZ zoning district from <br />consideration in the Rural Buffer is likely the most feasible way to proceed. <br />May 7, 2014 — made recommendation to approve amendments as presented at <br />February 24, 2014 quarterly public hearing <br />March 4, 2015 — reviewed changes suggested by the Towns of Carrboro and <br />Chapel Hill and made recommendation on revised amendments <br />b. Advisory Boards: <br />Agricultural Preservation Board (APB) <br />reviewed and discussed the entire <br />ASE program at its October 16, <br />November 20, 2013, and January 15, <br />2014 meetings <br />The consensus of the APB is that <br />the Board is supportive of moving <br />forward with the proposed ASE <br />program and would like farmers to <br />have the ability to apply for as many <br />7 <br />