Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
32 <br /> DRAFT <br /> 1363 perspective is that we can always do better at everything that we do, including communication. <br /> 1364 That doesn't mean that we're doing a poor job. I think we've made substantial progress as Perdita <br /> 1365 has already acknowledged and we will continue to make more progress and we can put it in the <br /> 1366 work plan or not. It just would change how we do the work and how we report it to you and <br /> 1367 whether it's kind of on ad hoc or whether it's formal. <br /> 1368 <br /> 1369 Whitney Watson: All right. So,the other thing to do would be to flip that and put in there in terms of <br /> 1370 accomplishments for the past year is planning, both the board and the planning department, reach <br /> 1371 this many people through the land use planning workshops, the pop-up events, the subscriptions <br /> 1372 to the newsletter. Because that does show that both parties are working towards reaching the <br /> 1373 public that we serve. <br /> 1374 <br /> 1375 Beth Bronson: I like that. <br /> 1376 <br /> 1377 Cy Stober: The only thing I'll add is we really need ambassadors, so if you all can help us with getting the <br /> 1378 word out,we really want people to know what we're doing, and I don't think we have that <br /> 1379 perception from the public. In the strategic plan, our department was rated the worst in the whole <br /> 1380 county,which stung. Because we do try to do good work and we do try to work on behalf of <br /> 1381 permitees and on behalf of the public. We try to be honest with everyone and even if we're going <br /> 1382 to tell them information they don't like,that's our job is to be as frank as we can be. So, anything <br /> 1383 we can do to improve communication and improve our perception,we want to do it within reason. <br /> 1384 <br /> 1385 Adam Beeman: Okay. Anything else? <br /> 1386 <br /> 1387 Beth Bronson: What I'm hearing is that we're not going to make a motion to make any changes. These are <br /> 1388 suggestions. Are you going to bring them back in January or are we supposed to make a motion? <br /> 1389 <br /> 1390 Charity Kirk: We're supposed to approve this or not. <br /> 1391 <br /> 1392 Perdita Holtz: Or we can add something,and you can approve it. That's how we've done it in the past. You trust <br /> 1393 me to put it in. <br /> 1394 <br /> 1395 Beth Bronson: We trust you. <br /> 1396 <br /> 1397 Charity Kirk: We'd like to approve it tonight and we can add stuff if we want. <br /> 1398 <br /> 1399 Statler Gilfillen: Should we make a motion that we approve it? <br /> 1400 <br /> 1401 Beth Bronson: Yes,you can,and I would second it.What he just said about adding in the good that we, that the <br /> 1402 planning department and the board has done in reaching people and public engagement to show <br /> 1403 that both parties are working towards that. We need to be added and presented in January. So, 1 <br /> 1404 would make a motion to add the results of any discussion tonight and bring it back on January 8th. <br /> 1405 <br /> 1406 Dolores Bailey: Second. <br /> 1407 <br /> 1408 Charity Kirk: You can, but trust Perdita to add that. <br /> 1409 <br /> 1410 Lamar Proctor: We could move to approve it with the addendum. <br /> 1411 <br /> 1412 Beth Bronson: That's fine with me too. <br /> 1413 <br /> 1414 Perdita Holtz: I'll tell you that this will be the only item on January's agenda. <br /> 1415 <br /> 1416 Charity Kirk: I think we should approve that. I think we should approve it now.We don't need to rehash this. <br /> 1417 <br />