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Approved 3.3.21 <br /> 225 <br /> 226 Craig Benedict: That can be during an open meeting in one of our virtual meetings. You can take a look at the conditions <br /> 227 that have been proposed in the application and proposed by staff and seek to make amendments if you think that it is <br /> 228 viable to you to think that would address the impacts of the project. <br /> 229 <br /> 230 Kim Piracci: I'm not comfortable with that. That is a change in what we've been doing. Right? <br /> 231 <br /> 232 Craig Benedict: No,this was what we used at both the RTLP meeting and at the Efland Station meeting. For example <br /> 233 during the RTLP meeting, a Board member made a suggestion and that suggestion was agreed to by the Board <br /> 234 collectively and was included in the conditions voted on by the Planning Board. It is not new and it is a process that the <br /> 235 Commissioners will probably use so that new suggestions will at least have some context that the whole Board is <br /> 236 collectively interested in pursuing. <br /> 237 <br /> 238 Kim Piracci: I actually don't like this at all. What if everyone on this Board had a one-sided opinion? If the Board has to <br /> 239 agree on conditions before we ask the developers to do something then it might never happen. <br /> 240 <br /> 241 Craig Benedict: All we are saying is that the member would propose to the Board a condition and the Board would then <br /> 242 decide if there was a consensus to move forward. It doesn't restrict suggestions. It just asks the Board to have consensus <br /> 243 and that goes into a request to the developer. <br /> 244 <br /> 245 Kim Piracci: I still am not comfortable with that. To have to come to consensus as a Board. To have to get the whole <br /> 246 Board to agree before a suggestion can be made.... <br /> 247 <br /> 248 Melissa Poole: When we put conditions on a project,we still have to vote on it in the overall package, so whether we <br /> 249 come to consensus prior to asking or you come to a consensus with the vote,the outcome is not going to change. <br /> 250 <br /> 251 Kim Piracci: It's very different. It's really different. <br /> 252 <br /> 253 David Blankfard: Ok, moving on. <br /> 254 <br /> 255 Craig Benedict: What we are proposing in 2021, is something we had done in previous years in the development of our <br /> 256 Comprehensive Plan,we had some joint meetings with other advisory boards. In preparation for an update using our 2020 <br /> 257 Census data,we are going to suggest that we use that process again. That will be one of the suggestions we will bring up <br /> 258 to the Commissioners and since the other advisory board chairs will be at this virtual meeting, there may be time to <br /> 259 discuss how that interaction will happen as we move forward. <br /> 260 <br /> 261 Craig Benedict continued presentation of annual work plan/goals for 2021 <br /> 262 <br /> 263 Craig Benedict: We can either amend some things to the annual report or add to the plan to submit to the Clerk's Office. <br /> 264 <br /> 265 David Blankfard: We probably need to circle back on how we deal with conditions,there's a lot of debate about that. <br /> 266 <br /> 267 Craig Benedict: We'll add that to the work plan. The UDO does not state how that happens but the Board can have it's <br /> 268 own rules on how that is done so we'll add that the Board will be deliberating on a process or not a process. <br /> 269 <br /> 270 Kim Piracci: I would like to add something to the actions/considerations for 2021. Just as there needs to be long-term <br /> 271 planning for potable water, I think that this spring there was some concern with COVID there about transportation,there <br /> 272 was only 2—3 days'worth of food in grocery stores. I think it would be worthwhile for Orange County to consider if there <br /> 273 was a breakdown in transportation, how would the County feed itself. Number 9 for me would be long-term planning for <br /> 274 feeding the County,for food and food distribution. <br /> 275 <br /> 276 David Blankfard: Anyone want to second that? (no response) Sorry Kim. <br /> 277 <br /> 278 Adam Beeman: What is number 7? <br /> 279 <br />