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REVISED 9/15109 per Commissioner Gordon f ~~/i~e~,~ l~ <br />'~./ <br />BOCC IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES FOR 2009-2010 BUDGET YEAR <br />Listed in Descendinu Order <br />~ ~ Conserve high priority natural areas, wildlife habitat, and prime <br />. forests Goal 5, 6 votes <br />Z~ implement Comprehensive Land Use flan: Rewrite zoning and <br />subdivision regulations Goal 3, 5 votes} <br />3~ Develop economic plans for 3 districts Goal 3, 5 votes} <br />4~ Review services to identify and protect `safety net' programs and <br />services Goal ~, 5 votes <br />5~ encourage for profit investments in affordable housing and review <br />available tools ~Gaal ~, 4 votes} <br />5~ Develop plan and tools to improve the way County and citizens <br />communicate with each other; faster two~way exchange Goal Z, 4 <br />votes} <br />?~ Improve intro-and inter-governmental coordination, cooperation and <br />collaboration: ~a~ work with Tawn of l~lillsborough on point land use <br />planning approaches, policies and ordinances and anhexation~ <br />~canomic Development Districts. ~b~ work with Gity of Durham on <br />economic Development Districts Goal 2, 4 votes <br />S~ examine advisory boards and commissions: ~a} insure they are <br />meeting their missions; ~b~ Determine haw boards relate to each <br />other and how their work can be best integrated with BC~CG; ~c~ <br />insure sustainability goals; ~.~d~ Ensure fit with overall Cwu~nty vision; <br />~e~ Recognize and be sensitive to consistencies represented by <br />boards, commissions when framing this review ~Gaal 2, 4 votes} <br />9) Update economic development plan for County: (a) Clarify Economic <br />Development Plan for each district; (b) Identify spectrum of tools; (c) <br />Identify other stakeholders; and (d) Identify what County wants to <br />see happen (Goa13, 4 votes) <br />~~~Develop an energy plan that includes economic development <br />strategies to attract, retain, and grown `green' businesses Goal 3, 4 <br />votes <br />