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6 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the Board is allowed to hold this item open for additional <br /> 3 public comments. <br /> 4 John Roberts said if the board had not closed the public hearing it could have been <br /> 5 continued to a date and time certain. He said as the Board did close the public hearing, he <br /> 6 would advise not to try and re-open this hearing now. <br /> 7 Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning and Inspections Director, said amendments <br /> 8 will be brought back to the Board and staff will be trying a new process going forward. He said <br /> 9 this may be one of the last amendments made under the old process. <br /> 10 Commissioner Price asked if the applicant has been informed of the addition of the bond <br /> 11 language. <br /> 12 Michael Harvey said there is no applicant, but staff was directed by the Board to bring <br /> 13 back this amendment. He said there were interested property owners. <br /> 14 Commissioner Price asked if those interested property owners were at the Planning <br /> 15 Board meetings. <br /> 16 Michael Harvey said no. <br /> 17 Commissioner Price said she agreed with Commissioner Dorosin and his comments but <br /> 18 does not want to hold this issue up again. <br /> 19 Commissioner Dorosin said he has reluctance about this item because he sees this as <br /> 20 an incremental step forward and he wondered if this is enough of a change to make any <br /> 21 difference. <br /> 22 Commissioner Dorosin said he finds the bond issue to be substantive enough of a <br /> 23 change that the public should have been given a chance to respond. He said he would like to <br /> 24 review the amendment in 6 months to see if it is working and if anyone is using it. <br /> 25 Commissioner Burroughs agreed to re-visit this process and said she will be supporting <br /> 26 this motion because in their public hearings that these systems can be a net gain. <br /> 27 Chair McKee agreed that the Board should review this change in 6 to 12 months. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair McKee, Commissioner Pelissier, Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner <br /> 30 Price, and Commissioner Burroughs); Nayes, 2 (Commissioner Jacobs and Commissioner <br /> 31 Rich) <br /> 32 Motion Passes <br /> 33 <br /> 34 <br /> 35 6. Consent Agenda <br /> 36 <br /> 37 • Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda <br /> 38 NONE <br /> 39 <br /> 40 • Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda <br /> 41 <br /> 42 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Rich to <br /> 43 approve the remaining items on the consent agenda. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda <br /> 48 <br /> 49 a. Minutes <br />