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Staff Working Group: A working group comprised of staff representatives from multiple County <br />departments will review draft work products and provide feedback; provide reactions to the <br />consultant team on public engagement approaches and activities; and serve as ambassadors to <br />the planning effort, including a liaison role to respective staff and advisory boards, where <br />applicable. The Committee will meet monthly through most of the planning process. <br /> <br />A complete list of Project Deliverables and Fee Schedule are provided as Attachment “A” to the <br />Contract (Attachment 1). <br /> <br />Next Steps <br />Project kick-off week will be July 17-21, 2023. Clarion Associates will be scheduling stakeholder <br />interviews with members of the Planning Board, BOCC, and others. The purpose of these <br />interviews is to prepare an early diagnosis of critical planning issues and opportunities that will <br />help guide plan development. <br /> <br />Planning staff has been asked by the BOCC to coordinate with Clarion Associates to amend the <br />contract to include additional meetings between the consultant and BOCC. While staff will consult <br />with Clarion to incorporate, it is anticipated that these meetings may be most beneficial to coincide <br />with each of the three public outreach windows. Planning staff will request consideration of the <br />associated contract amendment on the September 5, 2023 Commissioners’ agenda, which is the <br />first meeting following the Board’s summer meeting break. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The approved consultant contract to complete the Comprehensive Land <br />Use Plan is $188,204. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): None – item is for informational purposes only. <br />46