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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 1, 2005 <br />Action Age ~a <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Approve the Contract for Professional Planning Consultant Services far the <br />Development of a Countywide Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Program <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Louis Berger /UNC -Charlotte Proposed Craig N, Benedict, ext 2592 <br />Contract and Scope of Services Glenn Bowles, ext 2577 <br />Pam Jones, ext 2652 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve the contract and scope of services for professional planning consultant <br />services to assess the feasibility of a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program far <br />Orange County, <br />BACKGROUND: At its regular December 14, 2005 meeting, the Board voted unanimously to <br />accept the recommendation of the TDR consultant selection work group and select the Louis <br />Berger/ UNC-Charlotte Urban Institute group to complete Phases 1 and 2 for a lump sum not to <br />exceed $39,100, Establishing a Transfer of Development Rights program has been along-term <br />goal of the Board of County Commissioners, To that end, the Board directed a County staff <br />work group to develop a comprehensive Request for Qualifications (RFQ) that would allow the <br />County to find a consulting firm to provide professional planning services to develop an Orange <br />County Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) concept and ordinance, The envisioned <br />services may include a legal framework, market evaluation, administrative procedures, and <br />public information concept. The work group includes representatives from: <br />• Purchasing, <br />• Planning, <br />• ERCD, <br />• Engineering, <br />• EDC, <br />• The County Manager, and <br />• The County Attorney <br />The RFQ was advertised and forwarded to the national and state chapter of the American <br />Planning Association (APA), Apre-proposal meeting and taut was held and attended by six <br />