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If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory Board <br />involved in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, please indicate <br />your board’s activities/accomplishments as they may relate to the <br />Comprehensive Plan’s goals or objectives. <br />(The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, OUTBoard, <br />Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission, Agriculture <br />Preservation Board, Affordable Housing Board, Recreation and Parks Advisory <br />Council) <br /> <br />Not applicable. <br /> <br />Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2013 as they <br />relate to established BOCC goals and priorities. <br />If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) <br />associated with these proposed activities (please list). <br />The ASAB expects to be especially concerned with several areas in the coming <br />year. These are: <br /> <br />Budget Discipline and Core Services <br />• Continue to work toward the full implementation of the County’s <br />strategic plan for managing pet overpopulation but on an adjusted <br />schedule. <br />• Continue to concentrate on core services and to seek effective <br />partnerships with other organizations. <br />• Continue to communicate with residents and others (as needed) <br />about the preceding. <br /> <br />Making County Government Accessible, Understandable and Transparent <br />• Continue to serve as a sounding board for the BOCC on policy <br />concerns including kennel permits in the rural buffer (and possibly <br />other areas of the County). <br />• Continue to make recommendations to BOCC, in coordination with <br />staff, on issues of citizen concern <br />• Continue to coordinate with staff to inform the BOCC of strategic <br />initiatives and significant policy considerations <br /> <br />Advisory Board Roles and Responsibilities <br />• Continue to recommend ASAB applicants to the BOCC and orient <br />new members to the role and responsibility of the advisory board. <br />• Work with staff to ensure full implementation and effectiveness of <br />new board protocols for boards and commissions. <br /> <br />What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br />upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners’ <br />attention? <br />