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8 <br /> 1 • Applicant has submitted required documentation for a Class A Special Use Permit (i.e. <br /> 2 required by Section 2.7.3). <br /> 3 • There are goals/objectives/policies within the Comprehensive Plan lending credence to <br /> 4 the viability of the proposal. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 RECOMMENDATION <br /> 7 1. Receive the application, <br /> 8 2. Conduct the Public Hearing and accept sworn testimony and evidence. <br /> 9 3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be <br /> 10 returned to the County Board of Commissioners in time for the October 6, 2015 BOCC <br /> 11 regular meeting. <br /> 12 4. Adjourn the public hearing until October 6, 2015 in order to receive and accept the <br /> 13 Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Patrick Mallet: And with that I have Charlie Viles, who is going to walk through the different <br /> 17 elements of the school, and give you an overview. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Pete Hallenbeck: Do the Commissioners have any questions at this point? Or are we going to <br /> 20 wait until we hear from the applicant? <br /> 21 <br /> 22 The Commissioners had no questions or comments. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Peter Hallenbeck: Alright. Go ahead, Sir. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Charlie Viles: My name is Charles Viles. I am duly sworn. My connection with the School is— <br /> 27 I've been on the School's — Chairman of the School's Camus Planning Committee for the last <br /> 28 six years. I was on the School's board from 2007 to 2014 and was Board President for two of <br /> 29 those years. I've also been a parent at the School for fifteen years. I want to quickly introduce <br /> 30 the other folks that may come up here to speak. Rebecca Rogers who is the School's treasurer, <br /> 31 a member of the Board, and also a practicing attorney, if there is a need for cross examination <br /> 32 and things like that, then she would serve in that capacity. Chad Abbott is the Consultant that <br /> 33 we've hired with Summit Engineering. He's a practicing Engineer and he will — anyway, a little <br /> 34 technology issue there —he will address the technical details of the application. And then we <br /> 35 also enlisted Vick Knight, who is an appraiser, and if needs to get up and speak about the <br /> 36 property value, the maintenance of the property values, or the proposal, then he's ready to do <br /> 37 that as well. Although, if that's not required, we won't do that. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 So, my job here is really to provide a bit of a human face. I'm the expert for the School. 1 <br /> 40 understand what the School is about. And to provide you a picture of what goes on at the <br /> 41 School, and so you can better get a feel for what we're trying to accomplish. Waldorf Education <br /> 42 is a style of education that has been around for about a hundred years. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Charlie Viles presented the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Application for Class A Special Use Permit <br /> 47 Orange County Board of County Commissioners <br /> 48 May 26, 2015 Emerson Waldorf School <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Presentation Overview <br />