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1 Slide #3 <br /> Next Steps <br /> •Public comment period ends May 81" <br /> •Comments will be incorporated into Annual Action Plan (AAP) <br /> and approved by HOME Consortium <br /> •Government partners (Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough) <br /> approve AAP for HOME awards <br /> •Approval set for early May <br /> -BOCC approves AAP <br /> •Vote scheduled for 5/21 business meeting �ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 2 Q HOUSING DEPARTMENT <br /> 3 Blake Rosser said that the public comment period actually ends on May 10t" <br /> 4 <br /> 5 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 6 open the public hearing. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 9 <br /> 10 PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> 11 There was no one signed up to speak. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Vice-Chair Greene, to close the public <br /> 14 hearing. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she sat on the Local Government Affordable Housing <br /> 19 Collaborative and was pleased about the recommendations. She said it helps one of the most <br /> 20 vulnerable populations to have housing. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 23 a. Lands Legacy Action Plan for 2024-2027 <br /> 24 The Board adopted the Lands Legacy Action Plan for the years 2024-2027. <br /> 25 BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners established the Lands Legacy Program on April <br /> 26 4, 2000. Through this program, Orange County seeks to protect its most critical natural and <br /> 27 cultural resources through a variety of voluntary means. Over the 24 years of the program, Orange <br /> 28 County has acquired land for eight (8) parks and nature preserves, and secured 46 conservation <br /> 29 easements, including 28 active farms, for a current total of 2,973 acres of farmland and open <br /> 30 space in the Eno River, Cane Creek, Little River, and New Hope Creek watersheds. Over that <br /> 31 same period the County helped other partners protect an additional 1,338 acres of sensitive <br /> 32 resource lands. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Many of these projects are accomplished in partnership with other conservation entities, including <br /> 35 the Triangle Land Conservancy, Eno River Association, Orange Water & Sewer Authority, the <br /> 36 Orange NRCS/Soil & Water Conservation District, State and federal trust funds, and adjoining <br />