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Approved 6/5/13 <br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 APRIL 3, 2013 3 <br />REGULAR MEETING 4 5 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Peter Hallenbeck (Chair), Cheeks Township Representative; Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill 6 <br />Township Representative; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; Tony Blake, Bingham Township 7 <br />Representative; Maxecine Mitchell, At-Large Bingham Township; Herman Staats, At-Large, Cedar Grove Township; 8 9 10 MEMBERS ABSENT: Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Dawn Brezina, Eno Township 11 <br />Representative; Johnny Randall, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Rachel Hawkins, Hillsborough Township 12 <br />Representative; Alan Campbell, Cedar Grove Township Representative 13 <br /> 14 <br /> 15 STAFF PRESENT: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II 16 <br /> 17 <br /> 18 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 19 20 <br /> 21 AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 22 <br />a) Planning Calendar for March and April 23 <br />b) Interest Areas Raised by Planning Board Members at January 9, 2013 Meeting 24 <br /> 25 <br /> 26 AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 27 MARCH 6, 2013 28 29 <br />MOTION by Tony Blake to approve the March 6, 2013 Planning Board minutes. Seconded by Lisa Stuckey. 30 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 31 32 33 AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 34 35 36 AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 37 38 Introduction to the Public Charge 39 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 40 <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development 41 <br />laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 42 <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner which considers the present and 43 <br />future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that 44 <br />contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB 45 <br />will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services 46 <br />during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 47 <br /> 48 PUBLIC CHARGE 49 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 50 <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 51 <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 52 <br />public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual 53