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30 <br /> 1 Slide #5 <br /> Phase 2 Status Report <br /> r Work that has commenced: <br /> Developing a Current Policy Profile <br /> Preparation of the bEl Database for engagement publicity <br /> • Preparing for Community Engagement Window#1[CEW#1)— <br /> Confirming Community Aspirations <br /> Work to be completed: <br /> • Finalizing CEW f$1 approach(workshop and online activities) <br /> • Finalizing strategy for targeted meetings to DEI populations <br /> Summarizing new issues and opportunities in Phase 2 report <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #6 <br /> Stakeholder <br /> 4� <br /> A total of 57 people were interviewed,including; <br /> Board of County Commissioners <br /> Planning Board members <br /> • County Partners(Orange County Schools,Chapel Hill-Carrboro City schools, <br /> Town of Hillsborough Utilities, Mebane utilities) <br /> • County Staff(County Manager,Community Relations, DEAPR,E❑Director, <br /> EMS Director,Chief Equity and Human Rights Officer,Sheriff,Solid Waste <br /> Director,Visitors Bureau} <br /> • Neighboring and Partner Jurisdictions(Chapel Hill,Hillsborough,Mehane, <br /> Durham/City County,Chatham County) <br /> • Volunteer Advisory Boards(Agricultural Preservation,Commission for the <br /> Environment,Parks and Recreation Council,Economic Development, <br /> Historic Preservation Commission,Orange Unified Transportation,and <br /> Affordable Housing) <br /> 5 - <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Slide #7 <br /> Outcomes of <br /> Key Issues Identified: <br /> • Land/farmland conservation and environmental protection stranglysupported. <br /> particularly as it relates tD watersheds <br /> • Increasing economic development,local fob opportunities,and local tax base is <br /> important <br /> • Strong concern over lack of afforda hie housing for the workforce and that limited <br /> land and infrastructure auailabla for development further challenges this issue <br /> • red to affordable housing Is need to create better transit options that connect <br /> workers to employment and other destinations,in and between towns and rural <br /> areas <br /> interest i n providing more assets for Tura l a real,s uc h a s broad band, <br /> shappingfemployment opportunities,or gathering places <br /> InterjurMirtlonaI planning likOyrmoded In areas of common interest near <br /> jurisdictional boundaries to ensure successful outcomes <br /> g <br />