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1 <br /> APPROVED 613125 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> WORK SESSION <br /> April 8, 2025 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Work Session on Tuesday, April 8, <br /> 2025, at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jamezetta Bedford, Vice-Chair Jean Hamilton <br /> and Commissioners Marilyn Carter, Amy Fowler, Sally Greene, Earl McKee (arrived at 7:03 <br /> p.m.), and Phyllis Portie-Ascott <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: None. <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager Caitlin <br /> Fenhagen, and Clerk to the Board Laura Jensen. (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair Bedford called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All commissioners were present <br /> except for Commissioner McKee. <br /> 1. Follow-up Information and Next Steps on Draft Orange County Comprehensive Land <br /> Use Plan 2050 <br /> The Board received a presentation from Planning staff to include next steps and a tentative <br /> calendar for responding to the Board's request for additional information. <br /> BACKGROUND: At its March 11, 2025 work session, the BOCC received a presentation from <br /> Clarion Associates on the preliminary Public Review Draft of the Land Use Plan 2050 for BOCC <br /> review and feedback. Board review and feedback on the draft was requested to inform any <br /> changes to the draft required prior to the opening of the next Community Engagement Window. <br /> Subsequently, the Board requested additional background information from County staff for the <br /> purpose of further informing its review. <br /> The additional information requested by the BOCC is anticipated to be collected and presented <br /> to the Board over the course of its meetings and/or retreat(s) to be determined. Community <br /> Engagement Window #3, which was scheduled for May — July of this year, has been postponed <br /> to allow additional time for the Board's review and Clarion Associate's professional services <br /> paused. <br /> Attachment A is the BOCC request for additional information, color coded for establishing a <br /> timeframe for response and scheduling of Board meetings/retreat(s). A PowerPoint presentation <br /> will be provided at the work session (Attachment B). <br /> Additional information about the project, including e-mail sign-up for project updates, are available <br /> on the project website: https://www.orangecountVIanduseplan.com. <br /> Completed project deliverables, including Fact Book; outreach summaries; and more, are also <br /> available on the project website: https://www.orangecountVIanduseplan.com/resources <br />