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Follow -up Document to <br />Commissioners January 16, APPENDIX Q <br />1999 Retreat (see 3rd page) <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 130 <br />RETREAT - JANUARY 16, 1999 <br />Goals Discussion <br />COMMUNICATIONS_ <br />• Outreach <br />• Facilitated response for citizens <br />• Commissioners on T.V. <br />• Communication - What does County Gov't. do? <br />• Keep on getting the message out - tax bill information - steps to continue <br />• Communication - make it a higher priority and develop more methods to implement <br />this goal <br />• Citizens guide to public process <br />• Web page and intranet development <br />• Orange Book <br />• Three month projected agenda <br />• Meetings <br />INNOVATION & EFFICIENCY (including Construction Management) <br />• Sustainable County govt. (new objective) <br />• Efficiency - cost effectiveness (value engineering) <br />• Budget process <br />• County organization <br />• Cost effective initiatives <br />• Construction Management <br />IMPACTS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT (including adequate public facilities) <br />• Analysis of impacts of growth and development - more emphasis <br />• Roads, Schools, Trash <br />• Total impact on County of Growth and Development and who should pay for this <br />(1899 or 1999) <br />• Adequate Public Facilities <br />• University expansion <br />• Growth costs on County gov't. <br />• Adequate public facilities to serve growth in a timely manner <br />• Developing new standard slordinances for erosion and sedimentation control <br />• Smart Growth (SOCF) <br />