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Slas /o~ 0~1- ~'~ 1 5. SHAPING ORANGE COUNTY'S FUTURE REPORT - 2 Environment and Resource Conservation Director David Stancil gave this report. He 3 presented a PowerPoint presentation. The Shaping Orange County's Future task force included 4 30 citizens who met far three and a half years and developed some recommendations in April 5 2000. The task force was asked to develop a quality growth strategy for the entire County, develop 6 a community building component to the strategy, and develop a process for maintenance of 7 community in every part of the County. The task force made some projections of the growth in s Orange County by the year 2030. Taking the growth in Orange County over the past 30 years, the 9 population in the year 2030 could be 178,740. The task force also projected that 46% of the to County's land area would be developed. 11 Ellen Ironside summarized several areas of the SOCF report. In summary, she noted 12 the values that the task force identified as follows: 13 14 1) sustainable renewable use of resources and environmental stewardship through. 15 joint planning, cooperation, and action; 16 2) towns which are friendly and accessible, centers of education, culture, and civic life; 17 3) places where individuals and neighborhoods thrive along with businesses and 18 institutions that serve their needs; 19 4) rural areas which retain natural visual and economic resources by maintaining the 20 integrity of forests, streams, and open space through voluntary incentives, thus 21 preserving the land's continuing potential for agriculture and other uses; 22 5) the development of children and youth as well as adult citizens in various phases of 23 their lives, by providing excellent elementary and secondary education, cultural 24 experiences and life-long teaming opportunities; 2s fi) a strong commitment to the well-being of all individuals, young, and old, of any race 26 or ethnicity, and with any disability by providing for basic physical and social needs; 27 7) governance that provides necessary public services efficiently, proactively 28 establishes collaborative ties within the region and state, encourages civic 29 participation, and is fully representative of all the County's citizens, responsive to 3o their needs, consistent and fair, .socially just in decision making, and accountable for 31 the promises made on behalf of citizens; 32 8) a shared sense of community -civil, collaborative, vibrant, friendly, caring, and both 33 diverse and inclusive where citizens feel responsible to and for one another, where 34 involvement in community life is both encouraged and anticipated, where the 35 contributions of all are welcome and respected. 36 37 Norm Gustaveson made reference to the recommendations and asked that the Board of 38 County Commissioners read the recommendations very carefully and look at the issues which are 39 identified in the report. He said that in looking at the governmental structure, the concern was the 4o issue that somehow all parts of the County should be represented an the County Board of 41 Commissioners. A second big question is the interlocal and regional planning. The idea, of a 4z growth management board may be one of the best ways to keep track of growth in the County. He 43 said that it is hoped that two-thirds of the future growth will be placed in those places that already 44 have water and sewer. The report suggests an evaluation of a growth management budget. He 45 said that the big question was the importance of being sure the open space in Orange County was 46 not lost. 47 Carl Shy talked about transportation and environmental water issues and a diverse 48 economy. He said that the vehicle miles traveled were expected to double by the year 2030. The 49 major way to reduce the number of vehicle miles is to place incentives or restrictions on the use of So cars. The report has several suggestions to be sure that the vehicle miles do not double in the 51 next thirty years. These include park and ride lots, public transportation nodes, low emission 52 vehicles, etc. Regarding water quality, the committee hopes to drive growth away from 53 watersheds. The task force hopes that incentives will be used to encourage people to use Less 54 water. The conservation of water will reduce the cost of new reservoirs and water supply. 2