Agenda 04-04-2019 Item 1 - County Commissioners-Boards and Commissions – Annual Work Plans-Reports

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59 • Ensure that the SWOT Analysis consultant's and Advisory Board's recommendations are pursued. This assistance will include identifying suitable acreage located outside of the County's designated Economic Development Districts (EDDs) and commercial transition nodes (CITANs) which have long-term development potential. • Encourage the Board of Commissioners to consider setting long-range economic goals in a strategic plan to covers the next 5, 10 and 20 years. • Work with the Orange County Economic Development business recruitment staff & Orange County Planning & Inspections staff (transportation planners) to resolve issues contained within a proposed road network draft proposal (called the Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Road Access Management Plan) that would introduce detrimental challenges to the County's economic development districts. • Given the dramatic shift occurring in the food and beverage market, and the resulting disruptive effects in the existing and emerging food processing and manufacturing industry, the Advisory Board recommends that Orange County Economic Development's efforts embrace and capitalize on these global, national, and statewide trends, particularly the efforts outlined in the current North Carolina Food Processing and Manufacturing Initiative. The Advisory Board believes this will have positive effects on our local economy, create jobs, and diversify and strengthen local agricultural opportunities and the tax base. • Assist and advise the County on the recommended levels of retail, industrial, commercial and light manufacturing development to target for recruitment in the County's three (3) Economic Development Districts. • Assist, advise and advocate for diverse, sustainable and appropriate economic development throughout our community, including the attraction and retention of new retail, manufacturing, commercial, distribution, entrepreneurial, agricultural, arts, tourism, affordable housing & senior housing options. • Participate and advise in discussions, evaluations and County Commissioner decisions on appropriate economic development uses of the proceeds from the '/4 cents sales tax revenues to be used for economic development;