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6 • Recommendations that set a path for future County planning and identification areas where municipal coordination and partnerships are needed for implementation; • Comprehensive land use goals and objectives that are concise and practicable; and • A Land Use Plan that identifies and expresses the pattern of desired growth and development, including the location, distribution, and characteristics of future land uses. Request For Proposal (RFP) Process and Contract Award In February 2023, Orange County issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to identify a qualified consultant to develop a new CLUP for Orange County. Proposals were received and evaluated by a review committee consisting of the County's Chief Equity and Human Rights Officer; Planning Director; Deputy Planning Director, Long-Range Planning & Administration; and Senior Planner. The BOCC is expected to receive the review committee's recommendation and consider awarding a contract at its June 6, 2023 regular meeting. The Plan will be grounded in the principles of social equity, and synthesize and build upon previous outreach efforts and relevant aspects of recent County initiatives in the areas of transit, housing, climate, and strategic planning. Overview of Key Principles and Project Components The following key principles and components will inform the scope of services: • Public Engagement: A synthesis of information obtained through other recently completed County public outreach efforts, most specifically the Countywide Strategic Plan. That plan's land use survey questions shall be used to help inform Orange County's future land use goals. A project website shall be used as a mechanism to keep the public informed during the process, as well as a series of outreach meetings. Project deliverables, presentations and project announcements posted and maintained on the website. The project is expected to include multiple waves of community outreach (in-person and virtual input options) and windows for input and comments, technical steering through a County multi-department committee, and several presentations to the Planning Board and BOCC for check points at key stages of the project. • Social Equity: The Plan will approach components through a social equity lens, consistent with the One Orange County Racial Equity Plan. The lens will be specific to the needs, communities and populations of Orange County, with focused efforts made to engage historically underserved or disenfranchised communities, and communities of color. • Graphics, Length and User Friendly: The Plan will be of a length that is conducive to user-friendliness and written for the general public. Easy to read and informative charts, graphs, and maps shall be used throughout the Plan. Visualization techniques that graphically and accurately depict pertinent information for each component of the Plan.