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K b. Draft County Profile (Data) Element During February - June 2007, County advisory boards (listed previously under part "a. Draft Goals") and supporting staff coordinated to develop the draft County Profile Element. Although the Planning Board and Planning Staff did play a lead role in the development of the initial draft, several revisions were made following review and input from other County departments and advisory boards. The County Profile (Data)' Element is to serve as the primary reference point for basic information contained in the Comprehensive Plan. As such, it is intended to provide a convenient location for population statistics as well as key social, environmental, and economic conditions that exist within the County. The information included in the County Profile Element will be used to develop the remaining seven Elements of the Comprehensive Plan and will also serve as a resource for future planning. On August 27, 2007, a Public Hearing was held to hear public comments on draft goals and County Profile Element, which comprise Phase I of the 2006-2008 Comprehensive Plan Update Process (Attachment 1, "Draft Minutes"; Attachment 2, "Handouts from Public"). Following comments from the public, the BOCC referred these items to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the BOCC no sooner than September 19, 2007. September 5, 2007 Planninq Board Meeting: At its September 5 fn meeting, the Planning Board discussed and considered all public comments conveyed at the August 27th Hearing and recommended revisions to the Comprehensive Plan draft goals and County Profile Element in response. Following is a summary of the revisions to the draft goals and County Profile Element that have been recommended by the Planning Board. Specific revisions can be found in Attachments 3 and 4, "Revised Draft Goals" and "Revised Draft County Profile Element". Revisions provided in these Attachments are "tracked" (new text indicated by underline; deleted text by strikethFou or otherwise denoted. Draft Goals 1. Removed references to Element Lead Advisory Boards; 2. Removed verbs from several of the goal statements; 3. Added overarching goals for Housing and Recreation and Parks Elements; 4. Deleted catch phrases (e.g., "Business Climate" or "Sustainable Growth") that preceded several of the goal statements; 5. Revised Housing Element Goal 2 to eliminate the term, "Universal Design Concepts"; 6. Revised Economic Development Element Goal 1 to add some additional clarification of the term "partnerships"; 7. Per Historic Preservation Commission request, added an additional goal to the Natural and Cultural Systems Element goals. Draft County Profile Element 1. Renamed title of paragraph on p. B1.1 to more accurately describe the contents of this section; 2. Added mention to and description of the Rural Buffer on p. B1.2; 3. Added text on pp. B2.1 and B2.4 to further explain the use of 2005 population estimates developed by the NC Office of Budget, Planning and Management;