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Attachment 2 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 WORK SESSION — STRATEGIC PLAN <br /> 5 September 21, 2023 <br /> 6 9:00 a.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on the Strategic Plan on <br /> 9 Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. at the Solid Waste Management Facility in Chapel <br /> 10 Hill, NC. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford and Commissioners Amy <br /> 13 Fowler, Sally Greene, Jean Hamilton, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and Anna Richards <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Vice-Chair Earl McKee <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Travis Myren, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> 18 appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 9:09 a.m. All commissioners were present, <br /> 21 except for Vice-Chair McKee. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Welcome and Introduction <br /> 24 <br /> 25 1. Welcome and Purpose <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, reviewed the Strategic Plan survey results <br /> 28 originally presented to the Board on September 12th in greater detail. He discussed the results <br /> 29 from Question 4 and alternative ways to interpret the data. <br /> Orange oounry.Mc z¢zSurvey <br /> Q4. Biggest influences on the decision to stay in the county over the next five years <br /> by percentage of respondents who selected the items as one of their top three choices <br /> Close to family/fnends 30% <br /> Access to health care services 27% <br /> Low crime rates 26% <br /> Parks&open space options 25% <br /> Local tax rate&cost of living 21% <br /> Gose to your work/school :20% <br /> Housing options 17% <br /> Arts,cultural,&entertainment amenities 15% <br /> Low traffic congestion 15% <br /> Quality of public education opportunities 13% <br /> Diversity of the people who We here 13% <br /> Employment opportunities *% <br /> Access to farm fresh meats&produce B% <br /> Public transportation systems ■7% <br /> Recreation opportunities/facilities for adults 6% <br /> Shopping options .6% <br /> Higher education opportunities -5% <br /> Quality of government 5% <br /> Recreation opportunities/facilities for youth 3% <br /> 0% 10% 20% 30% <br /> MTop choice 2nd choice 3rd choice <br /> ETC ImnWb(=3) t. <br /> 30 <br />