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11 <br /> 274 <br /> 275 Craig Benedict responded that this had already been on the books for too long and that is why they are proceeding to <br /> 276 remove it from the UDO. <br /> 277 <br /> 278 Kim Piracci asked how long we had been a Dillion State. <br /> 279 <br /> 280 Craig Benedict replied since Day 1. We only have the authority to regulate as the legislator gives us the power. <br /> 281 <br /> 282 Kim Piracci questioned whether Dillion's Law just not being implemented or whether it is something that was recently <br /> 283 invented. <br /> 284 <br /> 285 Craig Benedict explained that in the past the policy had been set with minimum standards and that it had been <br /> 286 acceptable to perform beyond those standards. <br /> 287 <br /> 288 Kim Piracci asked even though we were a Dillion State. <br /> 289 <br /> 290 Craig Benedict replied, yes. He informed that there are now maximum standards and that it is not acceptable to <br /> 291 perform below or above the standard threshold. <br /> 292 <br /> 293 Kim Piracci questioned whether the Dillion's Law was in the constitution. <br /> 294 <br /> 295 Craig Benedict explained that the Dillion Rule originated from a previous legislator. <br /> 296 <br /> 297 Lydia Wegman remarked that she did not believe it was in the constitution. <br /> 298 <br /> 299 Craig Benedict said that it was just the way the process had been set to establish powers. He advised the board that <br /> 300 they would receive a handout to view the information. <br /> 301 <br /> 302 Lydia Wegman informed that the Planning Board, in light of the situation that the county finds it in, it has been <br /> 303 approved, but there are still concerns. She stated that the Planning Board continues to support nutrient controls and <br /> 304 hopes that there can be acceleration on the part of the state in developing nutrient requirements, so the county can <br /> 305 propose them. <br /> 306 <br /> 307 <br /> 308 AGENDA ITEM 9: EF LAN D-BUCKHORN-MEBANE ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN-To receive an update on updates to the <br /> 309 Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan. <br /> 310 <br /> 311 PRESENTER: Nish Trivedi,Transportation Planner <br /> 312 <br /> 313 Nish Trivedi mentioned to the board that the Public Hearing scheduled on November 1st of last year had been <br /> 314 continued and rescheduled to February 51h. He mentioned that the updates would also be presented to the <br /> 315 OUTBoard on the 161h of January and to Economic Development on the 81h of January. He stated that the Planning <br /> 316 Board provided recommendations to approve the plan with two conditions. The first condition was to provide the plan <br /> 317 with more clarity on what the plan is and is not. The second condition was how the plan would meet specific goals <br /> 318 and objectives in the plan. Additional content has been added to the plan which addresses the two conditions. The <br /> 319 plan will be released no later than January 31. <br /> 320 <br /> 321 Lydia Wegman questioned when the plan would be posted to the web. <br /> 322 <br /> 323 Nish Trivedi responded no later than January 31 before the public hearing. <br /> 324 <br /> 325 Alex Gregory asked if he thought that would give the public a better idea of what the plan is and is not. <br /> 326 <br /> 327 Nish Trivedi confirmed that he did. <br /> 328 <br />