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ATTACHMENT 1 <br />Additional Background Information <br />Staff has continued to work with The Louis Berger Group since their contract was amended in <br />November 2006 to include Phase III work to define specific program and administrative design <br />issues. The Environmental Resource Conservation Department and the County Attorney have <br />been consulted on all aspects of these issues. The consultants made an informational <br />presentation to the Planning Board on March 7, 2007. As noted in Phase 3 contract an <br />implementation work group was formed by members of the Planning Board, Affordable Housing <br />Advisory Board, the Agricultural Preservation Board, the Historic Preservation Commission, the <br />Commission for the Environment, the Economic Development Commission met with the <br />consultant and Planning staff on April 23, 2007 to review the TDR program and administrative <br />design options. A second such meeting was scheduled for October 1 at the Planning and <br />Agriculture Building Food Lab. The Planning Board received an update on the program at its <br />October 3 regular meeting. A public open house was scheduled on October 8 in the Link <br />Governmental Services Center but was canceled at the Planning Board's suggestion. The <br />following table summarizes the consultant's work through the fall of 2007. <br />Program Design Criteria Summary <br />Criteria Growth Area <br />Exem t Conservation <br />Area Eli ible Conservation Area <br />Points Allocated For <br />1. Use Value /Farm use / <br />2. Historic site or structure / / / <br />3. Ad'acent too ens ace / / <br />4. Watershed Critical Area / / / <br />5. Ri arian buffer 150' / / / <br />6. Wetlands h dric soils / / / <br />7. Natural Herita a Invento site / / / <br />8. Prime Rated Forest Habitat <br />area / / / <br />9. Wildlife Corridor area / / / <br />10. Stee slo es of 25% or hi her `~ <br />Growth Area Exempt =properties that otherwise would fall within a designated Growth Area <br />(e.g., in an ED district) that are exempted and instead designated as Conservation Area <br />properties <br />Conservation Area Eligible =criteria for making smaller Conservation Areas (under 50 acres) <br />eligible <br />Conservation Area Points Allocated for =criteria for allocating up to one additional point per <br />acre to CA eli ible pro ernes <br />= UI question re whether to keep as is above or change <br />Text in red =Added since 7.20.07 version <br />