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5 <br /> AGENDA k4j <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Mayorand Town Council , <br /> FROM: W. Calvin Horton.Town Manager <br /> SUBJECT: Response to Request far Comments on Shaping Orange Cowry's Future <br /> Recommendations <br /> DATE: February 25,2002 <br /> This memorandum aft a set of comments to tranemit to Orange County,as requested,an a set <br /> ofrcedrrmeMatioan contained in the Shaping Orange Cowry's Fulme report. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> In June 1994, a 15-step approach was outlined for the Shaping Orange Captive Future project <br /> The process starred with the formation of a Task Force and was intended to and with the Tank <br /> Force submitting a Final Report to each jurisdiction in Orange County.The project began getting <br /> fully underway during 1996. <br /> The projeot won led by a Task Fome made up of dfiz®s of Orange County. There also waz a <br /> Steering Commince, nude up of elected officials Goan Chapel Hill Catoro, and Change <br /> County,that met peeiothcallym offer advice to the Task Force. Staffing fm this projectGaz been <br /> provided by Orange County. Chapel Hill and Caabmro each fat several years during the Ina <br /> 1990's, and annual contributions to Orange County to help pay for the staff support of this <br /> project. <br /> A report firm the Task Force called"Provisional Report and Recommendations"was adopted by <br /> the Took Force on April 5, 2000, and sent to local governments with a request for commments. <br /> The Chapel Hill Town Council held a public hearing on Us report on September 18, 2000, and <br /> on October 11, 2000, toomittd a set of commema to Orege County. October 2000 was the <br /> lest time this pmjcct was be!the Town Council. The document bas not bee revised smec <br /> Apm l 2000, and none of the comments maintained in October by the Chapel Hill Town Council <br /> have bean incorporated A copy of the April 5, 2000 report is attached, along with copies of <br /> memoranda we wrote to the Council m April. September, and October 2000. We alau arch a. <br /> copy of the comments that the Council trenmmittd to the County in October 2000. <br /> On January 17, 2002, Orange County Manager John LiN: sent us another request for commands <br /> on the final recommendations of the reporh In his letter (attached), W. Link asks that the <br /> materials he sent be shared with elected officials. W. Link states in his letter that the source <br /> document for the tmummadatiova is the"May,2000 Provisional Report and Raommrndadons <br /> from the Shaping Orange Cowry's Future Task Force." This was the same document that was <br />