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Approved 9/4/13 <br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 JULY 10, 2013 3 <br />REGULAR MEETING 4 5 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Peter Hallenbeck (Chair), Cheeks Township Representative; Stephanie O’Rourke, Eno 6 <br />Township Representative; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; Tony Blake, Bingham Township 7 <br />Representative; Herman Staats, At-Large, Cedar Grove Township; James Lea, Cedar Grove Township 8 <br />Representative; Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill Township 9 10 11 MEMBERS ABSENT: Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill Township Representative; Maxecine Mitchell, At-Large Bingham 12 <br />Township; Rachel Hawkins, Hillsborough Township Representative; Johnny Randall, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; 13 <br /> 14 <br /> 15 <br /> 16 STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Perdita Holtz, 17 <br />Special Projects Coordinator; Ashley Moncado, Special Projects Planner; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II 18 <br /> 19 <br /> 20 <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 21 22 <br /> 23 AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 24 <br />a) Planning Calendar for July and August 25 <br />b) BOCC Approved Legal Ad for September 9 Quarterly Public Hearing 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 29 <br /> JUNE 5, 2013 30 <br /> 31 MOTION by Tony Blake to approve the June 5, 2013 Planning Board minutes. Seconded by Buddy Hartley. 32 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 33 34 35 AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 36 37 38 AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 39 40 Introduction to the Public Charge 41 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 42 <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development 43 <br />laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 44 <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner which considers the present and 45 <br />future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that 46 <br />contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB 47 <br />will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services 48 <br />during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 49 <br /> 50 PUBLIC CHARGE 51 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 52 <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 53 <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 54