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3 <br /> <br />1. Elected Official Introduction <br />2a. Outline Overview Maps <br />2b. How did we get here? Video (also handout in the agenda) <br />3. What is the Joint Planning Agreement? <br />4. How has it been working? <br />5. The future of the JPA – Inside and Outside the UGB <br /> 6. Celebration of the JPA and Rural Buffer <br /> a. new signage <br /> b. website/video primer <br /> c. event/keynote people <br /> d. metrics <br /> <br />Overview Maps <br /> <br />Overview Maps <br /> <br />Overview Maps <br /> <br />Video from Roger Waldon <br /> <br />How did we get here? Video (with Roger Waldon) (Also handout in agenda) <br />• 1970’s Boom - Sprawl Potential <br />• Critical Watersheds (Drought, Pre-Cane Creek Reservoir), Rural Character, Town(s) <br />Charm, New I-40 Interstate <br />• Countywide Issue <br />o Addressed by Interlocal Agreement (i.e. JPA) <br />o Annexation Limits (Urban Growth Boundary) <br /> Rural – Urban dynamic <br />• Still a GREAT STORY 30 years later <br /> <br />What is the Joint Planning Agreement <br />• What is the “Rural Buffer”? <br />• What does the JPA do? <br />• How big is the Joint Planning Area? <br />• How does the JPA affect growth and conservation patterns? <br />• Are there any Collateral Agreements that reinforce the JPA? <br /> <br />Trish McGuire presented this portion of the PowerPoint, and said this plan provides <br />predictability to the residents: <br /> <br />Plan Changes/Amendments <br />**13 Amendments, notably <br />• New Hope Creek Open Space <br />• University Lake Watershed <br />• Southern Small Area Plan <br />• Northern Study Area Small Area Plan <br />• American Stone Quarry expansion <br />• (SAPFO – by agreement/ordinances) <br />• WASMPBA