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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 24, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. ~- - ~ SUBJECT: Energy Conservation Amendment to Board of County Commissioners Planning Principle #3 DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) ~ N Planning Department ATTACHMENT(S): None INFORMATION CONTACT: Commissioner Mike Nelson Craig Benedict, Planning Director TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 PURPOSE: To modify a BOCC adopted planning principle to include energy conservation as a linchpin to promoting air quality and effective transportation. BACKGROUND: During the development of the update to the Comprehensive Plan, the BOCC adopted in October 2004 certain fundamental principles that reflected BOCC values. These 8 principles noted below underlie the process of updating the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan. 1. Efficient and Fiscally Responsible Provision of Public Facilities and Services; 2. Encouraging Sustainable Growth and Development; 3. Encouraging Air Protection and Development of an Effective Transportation System; 4. Natural Area Resource Preservation; 5. Preservation of Rural Land Use Patterns; 6. Water Resource Preservation; 7. Promotion of Economic Prosperity and Diversity; and 8. Preservation of Community Character Goals and objectives developed by the various boards during the Comprehensive Plan update process will help define, set direction and create achievable steps towards operationalizing the conceptual principles. Although these principles do not have to be overly specific at this time, the BOCC suggested at the April 10, 2007 meeting and authorized Commissioner Nelson to work with the planning director to accent the importance of energy conservation in developing existing Principle #3: Encouraging Air Quality Protection and Development of an Effective Transportation System. The minor amendment is suggested as amended Principle #3: Encourage energy efficiency, lower energy consumption and the use of non-polluting renewable energy resources while promoting air quality protection and an effective transportation system.