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Attachment 1 <br />Below is a brief progression of various goals, objectives, policies and discussion that <br />has occurred over the years that serves as a foundation to address the challenges of— <br />the future. Some goals may be more pressing than others and this memo aad <br />upcoming discussion at the October 7, 2004 work session may provide further focus of <br />critical goals and the associated issues they address. Prominent in the BOCC and its <br />regional, state and federal partners have been water and air quality conditions. <br />The many goal setting sessions and reports reflect this emphasis. The following table is <br />a list of prior goals and reports that has guided the CPLUE proposals to address growth <br />management. <br />Table 1. <br />Progression of Goal Development <br />1 <br />Goals of the original 1981 Orange County Land <br />1981 <br />Use Plan and subsequent Comprehensive Plan <br />Elements <br />2 <br />Rural Orange and Rural Character Reports <br />3 <br />Shaping Orange County's Future <br />1996 -2001 <br />Water Resource Report (Available if requested) <br />1996 <br />4 <br />Adopted Goals and Objectives of the BOCC from <br />1999 with subsequent updates in 2000 and 2001 <br />5 <br />Sustainabili Report <br />6 <br />January 2002 BOCC Retreat <br />2002 <br />7 <br />April 3, 2002 BOCC Work Session <br />2002 <br />Powerpoint Presentation <br />Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update <br />a. Guiding Principles <br />b. Core Values <br />8 <br />CPLL.JC August 2002 <br />2002 <br />a. Principals of Growth Management <br />b. Goals of Quality Growth <br />9 <br />Community Outreach Survey <br />2004 <br />Admittedly, when updating or developing a comprehensive plan, one tends to be all - <br />inclusive (as the work "comprehensive" implies) when considering the various aspects <br />of guiding the land use pattern and reducing the ill effects of growth and development. <br />However, the focus of those goals can accent the short or long term pursuits of <br />addressing a particular prominent issue. More often than not, planning strategies that <br />are implemented are long term and incremental solutions to ameliorate the cumulative <br />effects of growth. <br />In other words, some planning strategies are preemptive and preventative in nature <br />because many issues happen over time and, once they occur, are very difficult to <br />correct. Traffic /Air Quality and Water Quality fit into this category. The sprawl in the <br />Triangle region has already created the EPA air pollution non - attainment designation, <br />so to some degree, Orange County is in a reactive mode to make important changes to <br />the degree we can to limit future cumulative impacts. <br />G:\Administmfive Div\Shem \Craig \Link LettersWCC LUE 9 -2 -04 doc <br />