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I <br /> Board of Commissioners 5/4/17 Minutes <br /> 0 <br /> 1 Commissioner Carey stated the importance of the Chair bLvinAS <br /> 2 an ex officio member of any group involving the three governmental units <br /> 3 stating that this -is a responsibility that goes along with being Chair. - <br /> 4 It *Was:lagtided that this recommendation would be reviewed atthr- <br /> ill first meetingIft-Incember. <br /> Commissioner Willhoit objected to the third recommendation stating <br /> 7 no need for this because no one has expressed an interest in talking about <br /> 8 extension of extra-territorial jurisdiction. <br /> 9 Chair Marshall emphasized that the issue was raised when talking <br /> 10 about the swap of extraterritorial jurisdiction and it became quite clear <br /> 11 that there was one view of this intergovernmental cooperation and that it <br /> 12 was a territorial issue. Disenfranchisment was brought forward several <br /> 13 times at the public hearing. She feels it important that the citizens . <br /> 14 understand that the Board is against moving people that are not in the <br /> 15 extra territorial jurisdiction into the extra-territorial jurisdiction and <br /> 16 that joint planning is the solution. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded* by- Commissioner <br /> 19 Hartwell to instruct County members of the working intergovernmental group <br /> 20 to not consider, as a part of their deliberations, disenfranchisement of <br /> 21 county citizens through placing them in extra-territorial jurisdiction but <br /> 22 will emphasize and encourage intergovernmental cooperation to achieve <br /> 23 planning goals. <br /> 24 VOTE: UNANIMOUS. ' - . - ... . <br /> " . - - <br /> 25 . - _ . <br /> 26 Commissioner Willhoit suggested that a more formal mechanism be <br /> 27 - put in place to inform each other on the Board of the various happenings <br /> 28 on the different groups that each represent and Commissioner Halkiotis <br /> 29 suggested that- this be reviewed after the budget process. is_finished. <br /> 0 <br /> ill <br /> - ,..:,. . 2. - JOINT PLANNING , <br /> - <br /> IIOTT1 tIFtETIR=44011. 1=- : _ .. -: ' '- - .. ' - , <br /> 33 (21 BOUNDARY DESIGNATION - TRANSITION AREA/RURAL BUFFER • <br /> 34 ' 3 ORANGE COUNTY-c—BORO ZONING JURISDICTION BO DARY <br /> 35 , . . , ._ , , <br /> 36 Planning Board Chair Barry Jacobs presented the Planning Board <br /> 37 recommendation as stated below in the motion for approval. <br /> 38 ''.7 - , . <br /> 39 : , . Judith Wegner, member of the Carrboro Board,- stated that there is a <br /> 40 consensus on the Carrboro Board that the swap idea should not be pursued. <br /> 41 The Board agrees with the representation suggestion and she stated that <br /> 42 . the . legislation submitted provides for that representation. If the <br /> 43 Planning Board recommendation is adopted, the Carrboro Board will review <br /> 44 and ...provide - additional - comments' . if necessary. She.. emphasized that <br /> 45 . continued dialogue is very important. . • - _ . . <br /> 46 . . • Commissioner _ Willhoit referred to the two designations to be <br /> 47 established, for Duke Forest- He questioned the rationale for indicating <br /> 48 . that those properties abutting Duke Forest will be kept out""- of the <br /> 49 transition area and placed as part of the Rural Buffer. As part of the <br /> 50 Land Use Plan this property would have a buffer as it was developed. <br /> 51 . Collins indicated that the buffer would be a condition placed upon any <br /> 52 of the land developed along the Duke Forest line. <br /> 53 Don Epling, Associate University Counselor at Duke, stated that they <br /> 54 are in the process of studying the purposes and goals for the use of Duke <br /> 55 Forest land. He indicated that Duke does not object to any particula' <br /> iiiland use plan presented to date. The study will take into account he ) <br /> development may impact and how that fits in. <br /> 58 411 Mm. Pope spoke cn behalf of one-laf-the landowners who owns 90 acres of <br /> 59 land south of Duke Forest. He referred to a statement made in the Planning <br />