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13 <br /> 1 The next step will be meeting with the Board of County Commissioners next week to discuss <br /> 2 some of the recommendations from the outreach. There may be opportunity next year to meet <br /> 3 with the joint planning area partners to talk about the rural buffer. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Regarding the Transfer of Development Rights issue, this is a renewed effort and the Board of <br /> 6 County Commissioners has authorized staff to hire a consultant to do a feasibility study on <br /> 7 whether Transfer of Development Rights can work in the County. Development rights would be <br /> 8 transferred from farming, rural, or environmentally sensitive areas to urban areas that have <br /> 9 adequate public services. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Commissioner Gordon said that as the comprehensive plan goes forward, the philosophy <br /> 12 behind it is to keep the rural areas rural and that the growth will be absorbed in the existing <br /> 13 municipal or transition areas. This theme would be echoed with the transfer of development <br /> 14 rights. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Bill Strom asked about testing the performance of the rural buffer and if there were <br /> 17 recommendations. Craig Benedict said that the staff recommendation is that the University <br /> 18 Lake part of the rural buffer has appropriate zoning at this time. The northern section of the <br /> 19 rural buffer does not have the same water quality issues. They are suggesting a three-acre <br /> 20 density, which is a two-acre minimum lot size plus one acre of open space. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Chair Jacobs made reference to the northern rural buffer and said that on October 14t , Duke is <br /> 23 going to designate more than 1,000 acres of Duke Forest as permanently part of the state's <br /> 24 Natural Heritage Program. This is a start to permanently anchoring the rural buffer. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Chair Jacobs said that on October 4t' at 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., there would be two open <br /> 27 houses to talk about the Twin Creeks Park possibilities. The meetings will be at the Homestead <br /> 28 Center. He invited everyone to attend. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 <br /> 31 6. Potential Reports (limited or no presentations) <br /> 32 <br /> 33 a. Unfunded Mandates (Orange County) <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Chair Jacobs made reference to the list of unfunded mandates, which is more than $600,000. <br /> 36 This is a loss of two-thirds of a cent in County tax monies. This does not include class size <br /> 37 reduction. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 b. School Resource Officers (Orange County) <br /> 40 <br /> 41 DEFERRED <br /> 42 <br /> 43 c. Jordan Lake Stakeholder Project (Orange County) <br /> 44 <br /> 45 DEFERRED <br /> 46 <br /> 47 The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. <br /> 48 <br /> 49 Barry Jacobs, Chair <br /> 50 <br /> 51 Donna S. Baker <br />