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i~ NOTES FROM MARCH 28, 2007 MEETING OF NORTHERN STUDY AREA PLAN IMPLEMENTATION REVIEW COMMITTEE (NSAPIRC) BY GENE BELL, ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING I. Adjustments to Agenda: Item IV.C) a PowerPoint presentation by James Carnahan was added. II. Selection of Chair: Jay Bryan was selected as chair. III. Meeting Notes from March 15, 2007: On page 3, bottom paragraph of meeting notes I stated that it should read, "The BOCC has decided to accept public input at the April 26 Joint Planning Public Hearing." IV. Update on Meeting Facilitation and Public Notice: A) Dispute Settlement Center: Robin Langdon and Will of the DSC were present. DSC will provide a general set of ground rules to guide discussion at community forums and will have evaluation period at end. They recommended discussion groups of 10-12 individuals and stated they could provide a volunteer facilitator for each breakout group. They recommended that an NSAPIRC member be assigned to each group as a resource person. The recommended approach for the first forum was for each group to address the following: • Here are the goals from the Facilitated Small Area Plan • These are goals that have been met • These are goals that haven't been met • What would you like to see (regarding achievement of unmet goals?) • At the end all groups would get together and each report on its recommendations. The NSAPIRC seemed agreeable to the recommended approach. B) Advertising Options: At a minimum should involve same level of effort employed in the small area plan process 10 years ago. Ideas included press releases, listing on town and other applicable websites, signs or banners at major entrances to town, and mailings to property owners. Regarding mailings there was a question about whether to mention only first forum or both. The first forum is intended to be informational and educational and the second, recommendations and decision-making. The expectation is that a person has to attend the first forum if they want to participate. in the second. Due to the cost of mailings, consensus seemed to be to mention both forums, but emphasize the importance of attending the first one. C) James Carnahan: Mr. Carnahan. gave a brief PowerPoint presentation of "old/new urbanism" composed of slides of various European and American cities that juxtaposed views of streetscapes. His focus was human scale development especially as related to street width, building height, architectural styles, and green/open space. He thought visual presentations would be a valuable way for the group to communicate ideas, especially in terms of the types of future non-residential development desired in the NSA.