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MINUTES 1 <br />PLANNING BOARD 2 <br />SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 3 <br />REGULAR MEETING 4 <br /> 5 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Peter Hallenbeck (Chair), Cheeks Township Representative; Tony Blake, Bingham Township 6 <br />Representative; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; Laura Nicholson, Eno Township 7 <br />Representative; Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill Township Representative; Herman Staats, At-Large, Cedar Grove 8 <br />Township; James Lea, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; 9 <br />Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; 10 <br /> 11 MEMBERS ABSENT: Lydia Wegman-At-Large Chapel Hill Township (Vice Chair); Maxecine Mitchell, At-Large 12 <br />Bingham Township; Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; 13 <br /> 14 STAFF PRESENT: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Ashley Moncado, Special Projects Planner; 15 <br /> 16 OTHERS PRESENT: Katherine Ansardi 17 <br /> 18 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER 19 <br /> 20 <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 21 <br />a) Planning Calendar for September and October 22 <br />• September 8 – Quarterly Public Hearing 23 <br /> 24 <br />AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 25 <br />a) August 5, 2015 ORC Notes 26 <br />b) August 5, 2015 Regular Meeting 27 <br /> 28 MOTION by Laura Nicholson to approve the notes and minutes. Seconded by Buddy Hartley. 29 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 30 <br /> 31 AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 32 <br /> 33 <br />No changes to the agenda. 34 <br /> 35 AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 36 <br /> 37 Introduction to the Public Charge 38 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General 39 <br />Statute, appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land 40 <br />development laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and 41 <br />accomplish coordinated and harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner 42 <br />which considers the present and future needs of its residents and business through 43 <br />efficient and responsive process that contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and 44 <br />welfare of the overall County. The OCPB will make every effort to uphold a vision of 45 <br />responsive governance and quality public services during our deliberations, decision, and 46 <br />recommendations. 47 <br /> 48 Public Charge 49 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the residents of Orange County its respect. The Board 50 <br />asks its residents to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the 51 <br />Board and with fellow residents. At any time, should any member of the Board or any 52 <br />resident fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to 53 <br /> 10