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REVISED 1012/06 to Incorporate <br />Updates to a Portion of Attachment 2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 3, 2006 <br />Agenda <br />Item No. ~ ' Ol <br />SUBJECT• Comprehensive Plan Update Process <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) ~~ <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Draft Comprehensive Plan Update: <br />1) "Process"; <br />2) "Roles"; and <br />3) "Timetable" <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br />Supervisor, 245-2579 <br />Rod Visser, Interim County Manager, 245-2308 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a brief presentation from Planning Staff on revisions to the Planning <br />Board's recommended Draft Comprehensive Plan Update Process and Administration's <br />recommendations for roles and timetable. <br />BACKGROUND: At its March 21, 2006 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) <br />requested that the Planning Board devise a process for updating the Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan. At the August 28, 2006 BOCC Work Session, the Planning Board <br />presented their draft process as requested. At the work session, the BOCC provided feedback <br />and directed the Planning Board and County Administration to do the following: <br />Planning Board - To make further revisions in response to BOCC comments and to <br />further review and consider comments that had been received from several County <br />advisory boards. <br />County Administration -Working with the Chair of the Planning Board, develop <br />recommendations for a general timetable and staff resources for completion of the <br />Comprehensive Plan Update; advisory boards to be involved in the development of each <br />Element; and ideas for Project Management and meeting facilitation. <br />The remainder of this"Background" section is split between the items addressed by the <br />Planning Board and those addressed by County Administration. <br />Planning Board: <br />The Planning Board held a Special Meeting on September 18, 2006 to revisit their draft process, <br />incorporate revisions requested by the BOCC, further review comments provided by other <br />County advisory boards, and direct staff where additional revisions were desired in response to <br />advisory boards comments. <br />