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12 <br /> 1 Commissioner Fowler asked if the BOCC needs to approve the agreement by a certain <br /> 2 time. <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene suggested this evening. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Bedford, to <br /> 6 adopt the Memorandum of Agreement and authorize the Chair to sign. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Roll call ensued <br /> 9 <br /> 10 VOTE: UNANMIOUS <br /> 11 <br /> 12 7. Reports <br /> 13 <br /> 14 a. Buckhorn Area Study <br /> 15 The Board received a report on the Buckhorn Area Study public outreach, convey any <br /> 16 additional direction to staff, and discuss the need and timing of a Board response to the City of <br /> 17 Mebane. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 BACKGROUND: <br /> 20 As suggested by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) in late 2018, staff was to <br /> 21 research the development potential of existing designated economic development zones, as <br /> 22 well as other viable sites. A prior engineering analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, <br /> 23 and threats (SWOT analysis) by Timmons Group of the economic development districts <br /> 24 bolstered the need for additional study. Orange County's Planning and Economic Development <br /> 25 departments worked together with their Mebane counterparts on the Buckhorn Area Study. As <br /> 26 such, both jurisdictions funded the Study to help inform future land use and potential utility <br /> 27 service that could be mutually beneficial. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 At its April 20, 2021 Business meeting, the BOCC received a report and detailed presentation <br /> 30 from staff that addressed: <br /> 31 • Orange County Comprehensive Planning and context history as it relates to Planning <br /> 32 collaboration with City of Mebane and Economic Development Zones; <br /> 33 • Overview of the current Countywide framework for development; <br /> 34 • Overview of water and sewer installations in the areas identified for Economic <br /> 35 Development; <br /> 36 • Buckhorn Economic Development District (EDD); <br /> 37 • Areas from the Buckhorn Area Study with known developer Interest (A-B) - No known <br /> 38 interest in areas C, D, and E; <br /> 39 • Moving forward in coordination with the City of Mebane on Areas A and B; and <br /> 40 • Public outreach. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Key outcomes from the April Board meeting included direction to staff to proceed in scheduling <br /> 43 and holding an outreach meeting and to report back at the Board's June 1, 2021 meeting. <br /> 44 Following is a link to the agenda materials from the April 20, 2021 BOCC meeting: <br /> 45 http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/WebLink/0/doc/64229/Pagel.aspx <br /> 46 The video for the meeting is available for viewing at http://orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting- <br /> 47 Videos <br /> 48 <br /> 49 May 17, 2021 VIRTUAL PUBLIC OUTREACH MEETING: A Public Outreach Meeting was held <br /> 50 on Monday May 17, 2021 from 6:00-8:OOPM. The meeting was advertised via direct mail to <br />