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D R A F T <br />2 <br />• The Edge Subdivision in Chapel Hill <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 4: APPROVAL OF MINUTES DECEMBER 3, 2014 REGULAR MEETING MOTION by Bryant Warren to approve the December 3, 2014 Planning Board ORC Notes. Seconded by Tony Blake. VOTE: UNANIMOUS MOTION by Bryant Warren to approve the December 3, 2014 Planning Board minutes. Seconded by Tony Blake. VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br /> AGENDA ITEM 6: PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Introduction to the Public Charge <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development <br />laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner which considers the present and <br />future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that <br />contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB <br />will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services <br />during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. <br /> PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this <br />public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual <br />regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting <br />until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 7: CHAIR COMMENTS <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 8: EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION (ETJ) EXPANSION POLICY: To review a draft ETJ policy and <br />provide comments on the proposed policy <br />Presenter: Craig Benedict, Planning Director <br /> <br />Craig Benedict reviewed the abstract and background. <br /> <br />Pete Hallenbeck: With regard to Hillsborough, ‘easy to supply utilities’ was easy cost or engineering? <br /> <br />Bryant Warren: Cost and some areas that weren’t feasible to get water and sewer. <br /> <br />Pete Hallenbeck: I took these six considerations and encapsulated them. The first one says you must have a plan, <br />you can’t just do an ETJ because you think it would be fun. The second one is no satellite annex, no gerrymanders. <br />The third one is that it has to be real and it has to align with infrastructure, there’s a feasibility test there. The fourth <br />one is a no tug of wars clause. The fifth one is you can’t use an ETJ to get around the county or someone’s rules that <br />6