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Boards and Commissions Represented at this meeting: Board Name Representative(s) Presenting Orange County Board of Adjustment Leon Meyers Orange Unified Transportation Board Erik Broo Orange County Planning Board Lamar Proctor Economic Development Advisory Board Estella Johnson Chapel Hill Orange County Visitors Bureau Advisory Board Sharon Hill & Laurie Paolicelli Human Relations Commission Frances Castillo Orange County Housing Authority Board Corey Root Affordable Housing Advisory Board Jenn Sykes Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Tony DuBois Animal Services Advisory Board Ed Tiryakian & Bryan Stuart Tara May introduced the item. Leon Meyers presented for the Board of Adjustment. He said the Board of Adjustment met six times in the last year or so, for one work session, one orientation, one appeal case, two variance cases, and a virtual meeting to approve minutes. He said there were issues with staff support, which the Planning Director corrected. He said there is a regular member who has not had any communication with the Board of Adjustment for over a year. He said that it was important to move the alternates into regular member seats and to fill the alternate positions, so the Board of Adjustment can operate. Commissioner Richards asked what are the kinds of things that the Board of Adjustment would take up. Leon Meyers said the Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial board and it was created by the North Carolina General Statutes and the Unified Development Ordinance (LIDO). He said that it handles appeals of decisions that staff make, variances from the requirements of the LIDO, and a narrow class of special use permits. Commissioner Richards asked about issues with the UDO and if it is handled separately, or if it were collectively something the county would look at in the LIDO. Leon Meyers said the Board of Adjustment is not involved with the LIDO, except as a distant advisory board. Erik Broo presented for the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUT Board). He said they have met five times and that the virtual meetings helped with a quorum. He said that the major thing they did in 2021 was to make recommendations on the Orange County CTP. He said they review NCDOT projects in Orange County at every meeting. He said they review the Burlington Graham MPO 2045 MTP update. He said they get updates from Nish Trivedi and his staff about projects, and they offer feedback. He said they meet regularly with TAS. He said they pursue the non STIP items that are outside of NCDOT's realm and those can be accomplished din a timelier manner. He said they monitor local and regional plans, like Robeson county's goal to have traffic fatalities at zero. He said the board looks at other community plans to determine if they are good fit for Orange County. He said they use the website to push information out and solicit feedback. He said they are actively trying to support multi-modal transportation projects, and this is a challenge. He said that everyone wants bike lanes, but they have to be called 4-ft shoulders to be able to meet the guidelines. He said in 2022, they are going to look at the US 70 multi-modal corridor study. He said they will continue to look at the DCHC 2050 transportation plan and they are also awaiting the DOTMSTA study. He said the Grady Brown and Cedar Ridge High Schools are included in the area of the