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