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Page 2 of 3 AGENDA ITEM # 5 : ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION a. Election of new Commission Chair and Vice Chair Allison opened the floor for nominations for HPC Chair position . The commission agreed, after a lengthy discussion, to postpone the election until the end of the summer . Allison explained that he and Jean Anderson are ineligible to serve as chair due to term expirations . Connor is on excused leave for three months and is not willing to serve due to other commitments , and the new members feel uncomfortable with the chair position at this time . Allison volunteered to continue in the capacity of the HPC Chair until more members come onboard . The HPC discussed membership issues and possible contacts . AGENDA ITEM #69. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION a . BOCC Goals/Timetable Moon explained that each board/commission is required - to make a status report to the BOCC on the adopted goals . Moon reviewed the goals and suggested that the HPC prioritize the goals and consider a reasonable time schedule for accomplishing the goals . The HPC discussed marketing ideas to promote LLD program including letters of interest to property owners and a media story promoting historic preservation as important verses another government imposed regulation . Aldridge asked for staff to investigate why a site that the HPC designates for LLD has to be reviewed by the state preservation office ( SHPO) . (referring to White Oak Grove School) . The commission agreed that publishing the History of Orange County Architecture was their highest priority , and noted that the HPC ' s efforts to publicize the book could also be used to promote related projects . Moon explained that the annual BOCC goals include general preservation issues along with more specific prof ects such as the St . Mary ' s Road Preservation Corridor . The commission felt that it is important to develop design guidelines before discussing the local landmark and historic district program with St . Mary ' s residents so that landowners can clearly see the potential impact on their property before making any commitments . Anderson suggested using more press releases to promote the commission ' s activities particularly with the publication . One idea was to take a photo from Mr . Griffin ' s collection and write a short article about old family photographs to build up publicity and encourage others to come forward with interesting photos for the publication of the manuscript . The idea of getting the local media to do the "Where is this ? " photo contest of the month under the HPC auspicious to increase publicity was suggested . Using the old map of the trading path could also spark interest . b . Cultural Site Ranking System (see attached samples) As a follow up from Allison ' s request at the previous meeting, Moon brought a portion of the inventory listing from Bingham Township along with the Land Evaluation & Site Assessment system that the HPC developed a year or so ago . The county has identified historic sites through the 1980s reports and the 1990s surveys , however, all properties are given equal consideration in the planning process (subdivision review process) . The commission may wish to consider ranking and prioritizing the existing historic sites to differentiate those properties with countywide significance that really need to be preserved from those buildings with less significance . It was noted that the HPC received notices of requests for development of inventoried sites from the Planning Board once upon a time however, that was not continued . An amendment to the subdivision ordinance and timetable for HPC review was discussed . The commission discussed ways to make the inventory listing more accessible to current planning staff to ensure that every Draft 4/26/00 HPC Minutes Page 2 of 3 Last updated 06/23/00