Agenda item 2 - Additional Discussion Regarding the Election Method for Members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners

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14 • Working with other groups such as the Sportsplex • Following Master Plan 2030, which drives PRC monthly meeting agendas • Extended maintenance of parks, which is a funding issue • Regular need for expanding services to compete with municipalities • Discussion on how to improve communications with park facilities • Looking at the soccer fields- natural vs turf? • Inclusive /accessible parks Commissioner Marcoplos said he heard there is a rumor about a disc golf course near the Speedway. No one had heard about this. Commissioner Price referred to the issue of accessibility, and suggested that the PRC may want to work with the Planning Department and Asset Management Services on this issue. Commissioner Jacobs said there is park land that is not being utilized, the Kirby tract, and this may be an area to discuss with David Stancil, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation Director, about a disc golf space. Planning Board: Craig Benedict, Director Craig Benedict reviewed the following highlights: • new public hearing process, which allows for some expediting • amendments made regarding temporary health care structures, and those who are unrelated to allow for more flexibility • collaborating on affordable housing issues, work with Information Technology on broadband, and working with Economic Development on new SWOT Analysis Craig Benedict said some goals for 2017 are: • Housing — clustering of homes; public water and sewer; off site septic • considering rural clustering • streamlining regulations 3. Discussion Regarding Election Method for Members of the Orange County Board of Commissioners Greg Wilder, County Manager's office, reviewed the following background information: BACKGROUND: At the Board of Commissioners' January 24, 2005 regular meeting, representatives of a group of Orange County residents addressed the Board and submitted a 1,200- signature petition to the Board regarding the method by which the members of the Board of Commissioners were elected in Orange County. The representatives requested that the Board review the current method of election for the members of the Board, which entailed all five members of the Board being nominated and elected to staggered four -year terms on an at -large basis. At the Board's direction, the County Manager and County staff reviewed the issue and the petition submitted and provided a report to the Board at the May 5, 2005 work session. The report provided an initial framework of information upon which the Board of Commissioners could deliberate and determine as appropriate any further steps in evaluating the issue and responding to the request and petition submitted.