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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 <br /> 5 September 10, 2024 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, September <br /> 9 10, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Sally Greene <br /> 12 and Commissioners Amy Fowler, Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and Anna <br /> 13 Richards <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Interim Deputy County Manager <br /> 17 Caitlin Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be <br /> 18 identified appropriately below) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 1. Consultant Briefing on Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 <br /> 23 The Board received a briefing from Clarion Associates, LLC, on the Land Use Plan 2050 for <br /> 24 discussion and feedback. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 BACKGROUND: At its April 30, 2024 work session, the BOCC received a presentation with an <br /> 27 update on completed project deliverables and progress towards the development of land use <br /> 28 alternatives to be used to test and explore policy options for the new Plan. The work session <br /> 29 provided an opportunity for the Board to ask questions and offer input for refining land use <br /> 30 alternatives prior to the upcoming community engagement window. Agenda materials from this <br /> 31 work session can be viewed at: <br /> 32 http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/WebLink/0/doc/72384/Pagel.aspx <br /> 33 <br /> 34 All deliverables are also made available to the public on the project website, "Resources" tab: <br /> 35 https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Tonight's presentation from Clarion will include a briefing on the development and preliminary <br /> 38 findings of four (4) modelled land use alternatives. Much of the information to be presented can <br /> 39 be found in a recently completed project deliverable, the"Land Use Alternatives Report", available <br /> 40 at the following link: https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com/resources <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Community Engagement Window #2 (three total) — A series of public workshops and targeted <br /> 43 community meetings will provide opportunities for community members to participate and share <br /> 44 their reactions to the four alternatives. Community reactions to various aspects of the alternatives <br /> 45 will inform an eventual single map, the Conservation and Growth Framework (also known as a <br /> 46 "Future Land Use Map"), which will be an important part of the overall Land Use Plan. The public <br /> 47 survey period, including online surveys, will launch on September 18, 2024 and close on <br /> 48 November 3, 2024. Two (2) surveys will be offered, in short-form and long-form versions, to <br /> 49 provide options for participation and increase online participation. Two Public Workshops are <br /> 50 scheduled as follows: <br /> 51 <br />