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Approved 5.5.21 <br /> 334 MOTION by Whitney Watson to recommend approval of the Statement of Consistency,the LIDO Amendments and the <br /> 335 Amendments to the Planning Board Rules of Procedure. as proposed by Planning Staff to forward to the Board of County <br /> 336 Commissioners for review and consideration. Seconded by Randy Marshall. <br /> 337 <br /> 338 Lamar Proctor Yes <br /> 339 Charity Kirk Yes <br /> 340 Adam Beeman: Yes <br /> 341 Carrie Fletcher Yes <br /> 342 Whitney Watson Yes <br /> 343 Randy Marshall: Yes <br /> 344 Susan Hunter: Yes <br /> 345 Melissa Poole: Yes <br /> 346 Alexandra Allman Yes <br /> 347 David Blankfard: Yes <br /> 348 MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY <br /> 349 <br /> 350 Craig Benedict gave the Board information about the Joint project with the City of Mebane on the study done by the <br /> 351 Piedmont-Triad Regional Council of Governments for the Buckhorn Area Plan to examine if there is viability for additional <br /> 352 Economic Development Zones and/or the viability of the existing zones. There will be upcoming meetings and an <br /> 353 outreach program that is likely to be scheduled for May 2021. <br /> 354 <br /> 355 Randy Marshall: The Feds are thinking about changing zoning procedures because they felt in the past they have been <br /> 356 exclusionary to some and I didn't know if there was anything there that might filter down to us that we would need to take <br /> 357 into account of if you are familiar with it. <br /> 358 <br /> 359 Craig Benedict: We'll monitor,we have heard chatter about the regulations both at the State level and the Federal level. <br /> 360 When they become law,we'll have to address how it affects our LIDO. <br /> 361 <br /> 362 Whitney Watson: I was looking at a project being proposed around Mebane recently and it in there was information where <br /> 363 the Planning Department had considered the availability of sewer and water. With the current emphasis on broadband, it <br /> 364 seems like this would be a good opportunity for the Planning Department to ask the proposed developer how will they <br /> 365 provide access to broadband for all the residents within a new development and perhaps even adjacent properties. <br /> 366 <br /> 367 Craig Benedict: The County has a program to try to get broadband penetration in rural areas and I agree that we should <br /> 368 work with developers too. They can help plug the holes that our master plan does not. I'll get a report about what we are <br /> 369 doing in the rural areas and then tie that into our interest to have the development community assist in that expansion. 1 <br /> 370 think that is a good comment and I agree. <br /> 371 <br /> 372 <br /> 373 AGENDA ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT <br /> 374 Meeting was adjourned by consensus at 8:17 p.m. <br /> 375 <br /> 376 <br /> 377 <br /> 378 <br /> 379 David Blankfard, Chair <br />