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Approved 10/4/17 <br /> <br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 3 <br />REGULAR MEETING 4 5 6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Tony Blake (Vice-Chair), Bingham Township Representative; Kim Piracci, At-Large; Randy 7 <br />Marshall, At-Large; David Blankfard, Hillsborough Township Representative; Patricia Roberts, Cheeks Township 8 <br />Representative; Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill 9 <br />Township; Alexander Gregory, Chapel Hill Township Representative; 10 11 MEMBERS ABSENT: Lydia Wegman (Chair), At-Large Chapel Hill Township Representative; Donna Coffey, Cedar 12 <br />Grove Township Representative; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; Paul Guthrie, At-Large 13 <br />Chapel Hill Township; 14 <br /> 15 STAFF PRESENT: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Allison Reinert, Staff Engineer; Meredith Kern, 16 <br />Administrative Assistant II 17 <br /> 18 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 19 20 <br />Tony Blake called the meeting to order. 21 <br /> 22 AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 23 <br />a) Planning Calendar for September and October 24 <br /> 25 <br />Tony Blake noted upcoming Board of Adjustment meetings. Michael Harvey said that the Board of Adjustment has no 26 <br />upcoming meetings. There will also be no Quarterly Public Hearing on September 11, 2017. 27 <br /> 28 AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 29 August 2, 2017 Meeting Minutes 30 31 MOTION by Randy Marshall to approve the August 2, 2017 minutes. Seconded by Laura Nicholson. 32 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 33 34 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 35 36 <br />Introduction to the Public Charge 37 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 38 <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development 39 <br />laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 40 <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and 41 <br />future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that 42 <br />contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB 43 <br />will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services 44 <br />during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 45 <br /> 46 PUBLIC CHARGE 47 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 48 <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 49 <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 50 <br />public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual 51 <br />regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting 52 <br />until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. 53