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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 22, 2006 Action Agenda Item No. 9-~-(~ SUBJECT: Efland-Mebane SAP Implementation Taskforce-Appointments DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissicners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Under Separate Cover Membership Roster Interest List Application(s)/Resume(s) of Person(s) on the Interest List INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2575 Perdita Holtz, Special Projects Planner, 245-2611 Clerk's Office, 245-2130 PURPOSE: To consider making appointments to the Economic Development Commission. BACKGROUND: At the June 2, 2004 Board of Commissioners Meeting, as part of discussions an the expansion of sewer and/or water utilities to the Buckhorn Economic Development District (EDD), the need for the completion of a comprehensive small area plan for the Efland area was identified. This Item requests the formation of a task force to work with Planning and Inspections Department Staff to develop a draft small area plan far the Efland/Mebane area. At the May 22, 2006 Quarterly Public Hearing, the BOGC and Planning Board heard a staff presentation on the draft EMSAP. Several EMSAP Task Force members were in attendance.. No public comments regarding the EMSAP were presented at the Quarterly Public Hearing,. The BOCC moved to refer the EMSAP to the Planning Board for its review and comment at the .lone 7, 2006 regular meeting with the intent of placing the draft plan on the .)one 27, 2006 BOCC agenda for adoption consideration. The Planning Board considered the draft EMSAP at their regular meeting on June 7, 2006, The Planning Board unanimously voted to recommend approval of the draft plan with the following comments: 1. Particular attenticn should be paid to water and sewer issues, (Staff Note: the context of this comment was that economic development activities should be a priority, especially in areas designated EDD [Economic Development District]). 2. In the Executive Summary, the second bullet item under "Housing" related to designating the planning area as a passible TDR Receiving Area should be removed. The BOCC approved, on June 27, 2006, adopted the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan (SAP) and a small Focus Group to assist Staff in coordinating implementation of the Plan. The charge of the Focus Group will be to assist County Staff in implementation measures, as identified in the adopted Small Area Plan.. This will include having input into prioritization of implementation measures, who should undertake writing and/or formulating the measures, and how measures should be implemented. The BOCC will retain final decision-making authority over implementation measures. The Focus Group's role will be advisory in conjunction with County Staff..