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2 Orange County Comprehensive Land Use Plan <br />Task 1.1: Kickoff Mee�ng with Staff <br />The project will be ini�ated with a weeklong series of kickoff mee�ngs. First, the Clarion team will prepare <br />for and help facilitate an in-person project kickoff mee�ng with the County’s project management team. <br />During this mee�ng, the project team (staff and consultants) will discuss the key components of the <br />Project Management Plan (Task 1.5), including the Public Engagement Plan, and make decisions about <br />mee�ng coordina�on, communica�on protocols, the project schedule, and general objec�ves for the <br />effort. The project team will conduct a mapping exercise to discuss the County’s planning area and <br />iden�fy specific geographic areas that are notable in terms of growth management, redevelopment, u�lity <br />infrastructure, transporta�on enhancements or challenges, environmentally sensi�ve areas, important <br />rural and farmland protec�on areas, intergovernmental agreements, and other future land use challenges <br />and opportuni�es. <br /> <br />Task 1.2: Kickoff Mee�ng with Staff Working Group (in-person) <br />In coordina�on with the County’s project manager and staff team, the Clarion team will facilitate a kickoff <br />mee�ng with the Orange County Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) Staff Working Group. The focus of <br />this mee�ng is introduce the Staff Working Group to the Project Team; discuss the overall approach and <br />schedule for the project; define the roles and responsibili�es of different en��es involved in the process; <br />explore the Staff Working Group members’ general objec�ves for the project, objec�ves for public <br />engagement, and the “big ideas” for the community’s future. <br /> <br />Task 1.3: Stakeholder Interviews <br />During the kickoff week, the Clarion team will work with County Staff to facilitate individual or small group <br />structured interviews with the following stakeholders. The County will prepare the list of stakeholders and <br />contact informa�on and send out an ini�al communica�on to stakeholders about the project and the <br />request for an interview. The Clarion team will schedule interviews directly with stakeholders. Interviews <br />can be topically focused allowing leadership, staff, and partners to join in discussions. <br /> <br />• County Leadership: County Commissioners, Planning Board members, and Advisory Board <br />members (including Affordable Housing, Agricultural Preserva�on, Commission for the <br />Environment, Economic Development, Historic Preserva�on, Parks and Recrea�on, Orange <br />Unified Transporta�on Board, and Solid Waste); <br />• County Staff: Leaders of County departments (County Manager; Community Rela�ons; <br />Environment; Agriculture & Parks and Recrea�on; Economic Development; Emergency Services; <br />Health; Housing, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Planning and Inspec�ons; Sheriff’s Office; Solid <br />Waste; Visitors Bureau); <br />• County Partners: partner agencies, including Orange County Schools, Chapel-Hill Carrboro City <br />Schools, OWASA, Hillsborough U�lity Department, Mebane Public U�li�es Department, TJCOG, <br />TARPO, BGMPO, DCHC MPO; and <br />• Neighboring and Partner Jurisdic�ons: Representa�ves of neighboring municipali�es and <br />coun�es. <br /> <br />The purpose of the interviews is to prepare an early diagnosis of cri�cal planning issues and opportuni�es <br />that will help guide plan development. Team members will meet individually with stakeholder groups to <br />provide maximum availability to meet interviewees and use a combina�on of in-person and virtual <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 2F54EEBA-6C13-43F3-887E-A6D71664C723