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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 21, 2006 Action Agennda_ ~ Item No. SUBJECT: Leadership Advisory Committee for Carolina North-Appointments DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC NEARING: (YIN) No ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover INFORMATION CONTACT: Letters from UNC-CH Clerk's Office, 245-2130 Pt1RPOSE: To consider making appointments to the Leadership Advisory Committee for Carolina North. BACKGROUND: Orange County, along with the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro has been asked to join with the University of North Carolina at Chapel HiII in the planning of Carolina North. The purpose of the Leadership Advisory Committee for Carolina North is to get community input on Carolina North from as broad a range of interest as possible, The process is intending to produce a set of principles that will guide the University in its preparation of plans that will be submitted to the local governing bodies in their regulatory functions. Orange County has been asked to select two persons for membership on the committee, These appointments can, but do not need to be, elected officials.. In addition to the views of the committee members, the committee will also seek the opinions of the public at large. There will be ample opportunities for persons nat on the committee to address the committee publicly or by written or electronic communications. The Board, at its on discretion, appoint members to this Committee in the following ways: 1. Two BOCC members, to be appointed immediately 2. One BOCC member and one designated citizen, to be appointed immediately 3. One BOCC appointed immediately, and advertise for one citizen representative, who will be appointed later.. However, the Leadership Advisory Committee for Carolina North will be convening its first meeting soon, and if the Board decided to advertise for a citizen volunteer, that person may miss one or more meetings on the Committee.