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<br /> <br />MEETING MINUTES 1 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 FEBRUARY 5, 2020 3 REGULAR MEETING 4 5 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Lydia Wegman (Chair), At-Large Representative; David Blankfard (Vice-Chair), Hillsborough 6 <br />Township Representative; Adam Beeman, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Kim Piracci, Eno Township 7 <br />Representative; Susan Hunter, Chapel Hill Township Representative; Patricia Roberts, Cheeks Township 8 <br />Representative; Randy Marshall, At-Large Representative; Hunter Spitzer, At-Large Representative; Carrie Fletcher, 9 <br />Bingham Township Representative 10 <br /> 11 MEMBERS ABSENT: Melissa Poole, Little River Township Representative; Gio Mollinedo, At-Large Representative; 12 <br />Hathaway Pendergrass, At-Large Representative 13 <br /> 14 <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor 15 <br /> 16 <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 17 <br />Chair Lydia Wegman called the meeting to order 18 <br /> 19 <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR 20 21 <br />MOTION by Hunter Spitzer, seconded by Lydia Wegman and Randy Marshall, nominating David Blankfard to be 22 <br />Chair. There were no other nominations and the motion was approved unanimously 23 <br /> 24 <br />MOTION by Adam Beeman, seconded Randy Marshall, nominating Adam Beeman to be Vice-Chair. There were no 25 <br />other nominations and the motion was approved unanimously 26 <br /> 27 AGENDA ITEM 3: INFORMATION ITEMS 28 <br /> 29 <br />a. Planning Calendar for February and March 30 31 <br />AGENDA ITEM 4: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 32 December 4, 2019 33 <br /> 34 <br />David Blankfard: Are there any changes or corrections? 35 <br /> 36 <br />MOTION by Hunter Spitzer to approve the December 4, 2019 Meeting Minutes. Seconded by Adam Beeman. 37 VOTE: Unanimous 38 39 AGENDA ITEM 5: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA. 40 <br /> 41 <br />There were none 42 <br /> 43 <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: PUBLIC CHARGE 44 <br /> 45 <br /> INTRODUCTION TO THE PUBLIC CHARGE 46 <br /> The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 47 <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development law of 48 <br />the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 49 <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and future 50 <br />needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that contributes to 51 <br />and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB will make every 52 <br />effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services during our 53 <br />deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 54 <br />5