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1 <br /> APPROVED 12/10/24 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORK SESSION <br /> November 12, 2024 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, November <br /> 12, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Sally Greene <br /> and Commissioners Jean Hamilton, Earl McKee, Phyllis Portie-Ascott, and Anna Richards <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Interim Deputy County Manager <br /> Caitlin Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be <br /> identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present. <br /> A motion was made by Vice-Chair Greene, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to amend <br /> the agenda to add consideration of an appointment to the Jury Commission. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> suspend the rules of procedure and take action at a work session. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> The Board reviewed and discussed four applications for the Jury Commission. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler to appoint Kimberly Young Statkevicus to <br /> the Jury Commission. <br /> The motion failed for lack of a second. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Portie-Ascott, seconded by Commissioner McKee <br /> to appoint Sylvia Smith to the Jury Commission. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 1. Consultant Briefing on Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 <br /> The Board received a briefing from Clarion Associates, LLC, on the Land Use Plan 2050 for <br /> discussion and feedback. <br /> BACKGROUND: At its September 10, 2024 work session, the BOCC received a presentation <br /> with an update on the development and preliminary findings of four (4) modelled land use <br /> alternatives. Much of the information that was presented can be found in a project deliverable, <br /> the "Land Use Alternatives Report". This Report and all other completed deliverables are <br /> available on the project website, "Resources" tab: https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com. <br />