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List the roles of local government officials, board members and staff in the project What will local government officials, board members or staff do as part of your project? Orange County's Land Conservation Manager will administer PGG grant funds, hire a contractor, serve on the Steering Committee, convene the Policy subcommittee, and provide Orange County GIS data and land -use policy /ordinance information. The project findings and recommendations will be presented to the Orange County Commission for the Environment, the Orange County Planning Board, and possibly to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. Durham County's Open Space and Real Estate Manager and /or a Planning staff representative will serve on the Steering Committee (and one of the subcommittees) and provide Durham County GIS data and land -use policy /ordinance information. The project findings and recommendations will be presented to the Durham Open Space and Trails Committee, the Durham County Planning Board, and possibly to the Durham County Board of Commissioners. Chatham County's representative to the Chatham Conservation Partnership will be asked to serve on the Steering Committee (and one of the subcommittees), and will be asked to present the project findings and recommendations to the appropriate advisory boards and commissions and possibly to the Chatham County Board of Commissioners. Approximate timeline Provide a brief timeline of completion dates for stages of the project. All projects should start by October 1, 2016 and be completed by September 15, 2017 October 2016 — Contractor hired. [Contractor's job will be to a) synthesize the information provided by partner entities, b) facilitate bi- monthly Steering Committee meetings, c) develop the plan with input and oversight by Technical and Policy subcommittees, and d) report findings to the Steering Committee and local government partner entities.] October 2016 — Steering Committee meeting held in conjunction with concurrent Technical and Policy subcommittee meetings. December 2016 — Steering Committee meeting (includes reports from the Technical and Policy subcommittees). GIS data for project area compiled into one database. Current landscape conservation /protection tools from each jurisdiction compiled and summarized. February 2017 — Technical and Policy subcommittee meetings. April 2017 — Technical and Policy subcommittee meetings. June 2017 — Technical and Policy subcommittee meetings. August 30, 2017 — Draft report completed for review and comments by Steering Committee. September 15, 2017 — Final report submitted to NC WRC. Preparations made to present findings to project partner entities (including local government staff and advisory boards). 3