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Approved 12/4/13 <br />2 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 55 56 Introduction to the Public Charge 57 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 58 <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development 59 <br />laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 60 <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner which considers the present and 61 <br />future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that 62 <br />contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB 63 <br />will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services 64 <br />during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 65 <br /> 66 PUBLIC CHARGE 67 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 68 <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 69 <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 70 <br />public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual 71 <br />regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting 72 <br />until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. 73 <br /> 74 <br /> 75 AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS 76 <br /> 77 <br />(Planning Board started with Item 8 first to allow time for the expected public to arrive) 78 <br /> 79 <br /> 80 Agenda Item 8: Planning Board Annual Report and Work Plan for County Commissioners’ Annual 81 Planning Retreat – To discuss the input form for the annual BOCC planning retreat in early 82 <br />2014. The annual report informs the BOCC of the past year’s activities of advisory 83 <br />boards/commissions and assists in overall County work planning 84 <br /> Presenter: Craig Benedict, Planning Director 85 <br /> 86 <br /> 87 <br />Craig Benedict: At our dinner meeting on the 25th, we will talk about what we have achieved in the previous year 88 <br />and what we plan to achieve next year and this annual report will be our agenda. We will begin on page 60 with the 89 <br />summary. Reviewed report. 90 <br /> 91 <br />Pete Hallenbeck: On page 66, we are trying to get a handle on adult entertainment, gaming and nuisance 92 <br />ordinance to protect the EDDs. 93 <br /> 94 <br />Paul Guthrie: The first one that strikes me is the first one under Tony’s name which is transit oriented development 95 <br />and maybe a discussion on the linkage between transportation as we see it moving ahead in the county and 96 <br />development. I think we could mention several topics but it takes it into areas this Board doesn’t deal with very 97 <br />quickly. For instance, the railroad and what is the railroad going to be like in 10 or 20 years. I will be glad to share 98 <br />it with everyone but I’m not sure how you would frame that. 99 <br /> 100 <br />Pete Hallenbeck: The format on this page is almost sufficient. We would like to say to the BOCC that we have 101 <br />members that are concerned about ….. how to deal with transit oriented development. 102 <br /> 103 <br />Paul Guthrie: A sub part of that would be that is highlighted by our discussion of small business in the county and 104 <br />rural areas is people’s ability to get to work and is there a way to have a logical and efficient development in the 105 <br />county that we can accentuate the desirability of good transit. 106 <br /> 107 <br />Tony Blake: I would be happy to take it off line with you. We can work together on that. 108