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Approved 12/2/15 <br /> <br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 <br />PLANNING BOARD 2 NOVEMBER 4, 2015 3 <br />REGULAR MEETING 4 <br /> 5 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Peter Hallenbeck (Chair), Cheeks Township Representative; Lydia Wegman (Vice Chair), At-6 <br />Large Chapel Hill Township; Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill Township Representative; James Lea, Cedar Grove 7 <br />Township Representative; Tony Blake, Bingham Township Representative; Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill 8 <br />Township; Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Maxecine Mitchell, At-Large Bingham Township; 9 <br />Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; 10 <br /> 11 MEMBERS ABSENT: Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; Herman Staats, At-Large; 12 <br /> 13 STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor, Perdita Holtz, 14 <br />Special Projects Coordinator, Ashley Moncado, Special Projects Planner, Meredith Pucci, Administrative Assistant II 15 <br /> 16 17 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER 18 <br /> 19 <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 20 <br />a) Planning Calendar for November and December 21 <br />• Quarterly Public Hearing on Monday, November 23 22 <br /> 23 <br />AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 24 <br /> October 7, 2015 Regular Meeting 25 <br /> 26 MOTION by Peter Hallenbeck to approve the minutes. Seconded by Lydia Wegman. 27 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 28 <br /> 29 AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 30 <br /> 31 <br />No changes to the agenda. 32 <br /> 33 AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 34 <br /> 35 Introduction to the Public Charge 36 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General 37 <br />Statute, appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land 38 <br />development laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and 39 <br />accomplish coordinated and harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner 40 <br />which considers the present and future needs of its residents and business through 41 <br />efficient and responsive process that contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and 42 <br />welfare of the overall County. The OCPB will make every effort to uphold a vision of 43 <br />responsive governance and quality public services during our deliberations, decision, and 44 <br />recommendations. 45 <br /> 46 Public Charge 47 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the residents of Orange County its respect. The Board 48 <br />asks its residents to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the 49 <br />Board and with fellow residents. At any time, should any member of the Board or any 50 <br />resident fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to 51 <br />leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum rail to be 52