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Approved 9/2/15 <br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 <br />AUGUST 5, 2015 3 <br />REGULAR MEETING 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Peter Hallenbeck (Chair), Cheeks Township Representative; Lydia Wegman-At-Large Chapel 7 <br />Hill Township (Vice Chair); Tony Blake, Bingham Township Representative; Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill 8 <br />Township; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; 9 <br />Herman Staats, At-Large, Cedar Grove Township; James Lea, Cedar Grove Township Representative; 10 <br /> 11 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Bryant Warren, Hillsborough Township Representative; Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill Township 12 <br />Representative; Maxecine Mitchell, At-Large Bingham Township; Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill 13 <br />Township; 14 <br /> 15 <br />STAFF PRESENT: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator; Ashley 16 <br />Moncado, Special Projects Planner; 17 <br /> 18 <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 19 <br /> 20 <br />Pete Hallenbeck: Called meeting to order 21 <br /> 22 <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 23 <br />a) Planning Calendar for July and August 24 <br /> 25 <br />AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 26 <br />a) JULY 1, 2015 ORC NOTES 27 <br />b) JULY 1, 2015 REGULAR MEETING 28 <br /> 29 <br />MOTION by Lydia Wegman to approve the Notes and Minutes. Seconded by Tony Blake. 30 <br /> 31 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 32 <br /> 33 <br />AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 34 <br /> 35 <br />No changes to the agenda. 36 <br /> 37 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 38 <br /> 39 <br />Introduction to the Public Charge 40 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General 41 <br />Statute, appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land 42 <br />development laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and 43 <br />accomplish coordinated and harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner 44 <br />which considers the present and future needs of its residents and business through 45 <br />efficient and responsive process that contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and 46 <br />welfare of the overall County. The OCPB will make every effort to uphold a vision of 47 <br />responsive governance and quality public services during our deliberations, decision, and 48 <br />recommendations. 49 <br /> 50 <br />Public Charge 51 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the residents of Orange County its respect. The Board 52 <br />asks its residents to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the 53 <br />Board and with fellow residents. At any time, should any member of the Board or any 54