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<br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 SEPTEMBER 7, 2016 3 <br />REGULAR MEETING 4 5 <br /> 6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Lydia Wegman (Chair), At-Large Chapel Hill Township Representative; Tony Blake (Vice-Chair), 7 <br />Bingham Township Representative; Maxecine Mitchell, At-Large Bingham Township; Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill 8 <br />Township Representative; Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Patricia Roberts, Cheeks Township 9 <br />Representative; 10 11 12 MEMBERS ABSENT: Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township 13 <br />Representative; Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; Kim Piracci, At-Large; 14 <br /> 15 <br /> 16 STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Perdita Holtz; 17 <br />Planning Systems Coordinator; Ashley Moncado, Special Projects Planner; Patrick Mallett, Planner II, Rachel 18 <br />McCook, Planner I; Molly Boyle, Planning Technician; Meredith Pucci, Administrative Assistant II 19 <br /> 20 <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 21 22 <br />Lydia Wegman called the meeting to order. 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 26 <br />a) Planning Calendar for September and October 27 <br /> 28 <br />Lydia Wegman noted that next Monday, September 12 there is the quarterly public hearing. Also the next Planning 29 <br />Board meeting will be on October 5th. 30 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 33 AUGUST 3, 2016 REGULAR MEETING 34 35 MOTION by Tony Blake to approve the August 3, 2016 Planning Board minutes. Seconded by Lisa Stuckey. 36 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 37 38 39 AGENDA ITEM 4. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 40 41 <br />No additions to Agenda 42 43 AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 44 45 Introduction to the Public Charge 46 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 47 <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development 48 <br />laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 49 <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner which considers the present and 50 <br />future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that 51 <br />contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB 52 <br />will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services 53 <br />during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 54 <br /> 7 7