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Approved 9/2/2020 <br /> <br />Michael Shannon; Claudia Shapiro; Karen Shelley; Sarah Shore; Joseph Shore; Doug Short; Ronald Sieber; Stanley 56 <br />Smith; Lily Smith; Katie Smith; Angela Sneed; Brandon Sneed; Rich Sodemann; Bruce Spencer; Kathy Stanford; Lisa 57 <br />Sutton; Frederick Tapp; Alison Taylor; Blake Tedder; Thelma Thomas; Paul Thomas; Bernard Thomas; Chip 58 <br />Thrasher; Lee Thurston; Jane Thurston; Merideth Tomlinson; Ashley Trahan; Edward Triplett; Elizabeth Turnbull; 59 <br />Catharine Vaughan; Rowdy Walker; Susan Walser; Sophie Wang; Judy Weinstock; Paul Werner; Deborah White; 60 <br />Mary Whortan; Stephan Williams; Erika Williamson; Phyllis Wright; Edward Wright; Jeffery Wysocki; Dana Xiao; 61 <br />Jenifer Yarnelle; Kenneth Yowell; Kurt Kulberg; Declan Cambey; “jdmmc”; “homevet”; 16 callers 62 <br /> 63 <br /> 64 <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: BRIEF SUMMARY BY STAFF ON TECHNOLOGY PROTOCOLS FOR MEETING 65 <br /> PRESENTER: Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator 66 <br />Perdita reviewed the technical processes and rules 67 <br /> 68 <br /> 69 <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 70 <br />Chair David Blankfard called the meeting to order. 71 <br /> 72 73 AGENDA ITEM 3: INFORMATION ITEMS 74 <br />a. Draft Minutes for the August 5, 2020 Regular Meeting (to be approved at the next regular 75 <br />meeting; provided here for information purposes) 76 <br /> 77 <br /> 78 AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA. 79 <br />There were none 80 <br /> 81 <br /> 82 AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 83 <br /> 84 <br /> INTRODUCTION TO THE PUBLIC CHARGE 85 <br /> The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 86 <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development law of 87 <br />the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 88 <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and future 89 <br />needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that contributes to 90 <br />and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB will make every 91 <br />effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services during our 92 <br />deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 93 <br /> 94 <br />PUBLIC CHARGE 95 <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 96 <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 97 <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 98 <br />public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual 99 <br />regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting 100 <br />until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. 101 102 <br /> 103 AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS 104 <br /> 105 <br />David Blankfard: Please everyone in the public please be kind to everybody else. We are all citizens of 106 <br />Orange County. If you have any comments, please direct them to the Planning Department and they 107 <br />will get them to us. Contacting us through Facebook, LinkedIn, telephone calls is not appropriate. 108 <br /> 109 110 <br />20