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APPROVED 8/2/17 <br /> <br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 MAY 3, 2017 3 <br />REGULAR MEETING 4 5 6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Lydia Wegman (Chair), At-Large Chapel Hill Township Representative; Tony Blake (Vice-7 <br />Chair), Bingham Township Representative; Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Buddy Hartley, Little 8 <br />River Township Representative; Kim Piracci, At-Large; Randy Marshall, At-Large; Alexander Gregory, Chapel Hill 9 <br />Township Representative; David Blankfard, Hillsborough Township Representative; 10 11 Members Absent: Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; Patricia Roberts, Cheeks Township 12 <br />Representative; Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Donna Coffey, Cedar Grove Township Representative; 13 <br /> 14 STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Meredith Kern, 15 <br />Administrative Assistant II 16 <br /> 17 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 18 19 <br />Lydia Wegman called the meeting to order. 20 <br /> 21 AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 22 <br />a) Planning Calendar for January and February 23 <br /> 24 AGENDA ITEM 4: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 25 <br /> February 1, 2017 Meeting Minutes 26 <br /> February 1, 2017 ORC Notes 27 28 MOTION by Lydia Wegman to approve the February 1, 2017 Planning Board minutes and ORC Notes. 29 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 30 31 32 AGENDA ITEM 4. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 33 34 <br />No additions to Agenda 35 36 <br />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 <br /> 49 PUBLIC CHARGE 50 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 51 <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 52 <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 53