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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />21 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />Draft Goals <br />• 37 draft goals addressing 8 elements (objectives to be developed for each Goal in Phase <br />11) <br />• Advisory boards prepared draft goals using the following documents for reference: <br />* 1981 Land Use Element (Plan) goals <br />* 1999 BOCC goals <br />* Report on Sustainability Indicators for Orange County (2000) <br />* Shaping Orange County's Future (Aug. 2003 newspaper insert) <br />* BOCC Guiding Principles for the Comprehensive Plan (2004, amended 2007) <br />BOCC Guiding Principles <br />1. Efficient and Fiscally Responsible Provision of Public Facilities and Services <br />2. Sustainable Growth and Development <br />3. Encouraging energy efficiency, lower energy consumption, and the use of non-polluting <br />renewable energy resources while promoting both air quality protection and the <br />development of an effective transportation system <br />4. Natural Area Resource Preservation <br />5. Preservation of rural land use patterns <br />6. Water Resource Preservation . <br />7. Promotion of Economic Prosperity and Diversity <br />8. Preservation of Community Character <br />Draft County Profile Element Purpose <br />• Source of information for population statistics and key conditions in the County <br />• Common data source to help guide development of remaining Elements <br />• Not designed to be an exhaustive resource for all information <br />• Updated regularly following Plan completion <br />Draft County Profile Development <br />1. Planning Staff prepared draft Table of Contents (ToC) <br />2. ToC reviewed by Planning Board (PB) and Element Managers (EMs) and revised <br />3. 1't draft County Profile prepared from ToC, reviewed by Planning Board and EMs and <br />revised <br />4. 2nd draft County Profile reviewed by Element Lead Advisory Boards and EMs and revised <br />5. 3d draft County Profile presented at public input meetings and Public Hearing <br />Draft County Profile Element Contents <br />® Charts, tables and graphs of Historic and Current Data for: <br />• Geographic Context <br />• Population <br />• Housing <br />• Employment/Economy <br />• Environment <br />• Transportation <br />• Population Projections <br />• Reference and Informational Maps <br />• Appendix for: <br />Definitions <br />Methodologies <br />1.11 <br />