Agenda - 09-05-2023; 8-a - Minutes

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29 1 2 • Public Engagement: A synthesis of information obtained through other recently 3 completed County public outreach efforts, most specifically the Countywide Strategic 4 Plan. That Plan's land use survey questions will be used to help inform Orange County's 5 future land use goals. A project website will be used as a mechanism to keep the public 6 informed during the process, which will include a series of outreach waves (See the 7 "Summary of Project Scope and Approach" for additional information about outreach). 8 9 • Social Equity: The Plan will approach components through a social equity lens, 10 consistent with the One Orange County Racial Equity Plan. The lens will be specific to 11 the needs, communities, and populations of Orange County, with focused efforts made 12 to engage historically underserved or disenfranchised communities, and communities of 13 color. 14 15 Graphics, Length, and User Friendly: The Plan will be of a length that is conducive to 16 user-friendliness and written for the general public. Easy to read and informative charts, 17 graphs, and maps will be used throughout the Plan. Visualization techniques that 18 graphically and accurately depict pertinent information will be provided for each 19 component of the Plan. 20 21 Identification of Potential Partnerships and Regionalism: Identification of partnerships, 22 including other County departments, that may be leveraged more efficiently and 23 effectively to help implement the Plan. As a County that does not own/operate/maintain 24 a public water or sewer utility, partnerships with utility providers (municipal, water/sewer 25 authority, and non-profit) will need to be identified through the planning process to 26 achieve shared goals in the areas of social equity, housing affordability, and transit 27 supportive development. 28 29 Plan Recommendations: To include land use policies, future Small Area Plan needs, and 30 proposed Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) amendments that reflect a future land 31 use vision balancing stated interests obtained through the planning process; 32 identification of shared County and municipal goals (e.g. housing affordability); 33 identification of land use goals and objectives that are shared with other adopted County 34 plans; and an implementation strategy. 35 36 Summary of Project Scope and Approach 37 The project schedule spans a little over two years from kick-off to Plan adoption and includes 38 the following phases: 39 40 Phase 1: Launch Project 41 Phase 2: Identify New Issues and Opportunities (1St Outreach Window) 42 Phase 3: Evaluate Planning Influences 43 Phase 4: Develop the Plan (2nd and 31d Outreach Windows) 44 Phase 5: Adopt the Plan (Public Hearing) 45 46 Public Outreach: A cumulative approach to public outreach will be utilized consisting of three- 47 waves: 48 Wave 1: Confirming Community Aspirations - testing and confirming critical planning 49 issues, defining community aspirations for the County in 2045, and sharing 50 data and trends.