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Approved 2.5.25 Tom Altieri: And then we met at the Jones Grove Missionary Baptist Church which is just a little bit north of 438 town here, the American Legion, Gravelly Hill and then Voices of Efland Cheeks helped us with 439 the meeting at the Efland Cheeks Community Center. So, we mixed it around and if you recall 440 during our first engagement window, we did have a meeting down in Chapel Hill at Southern 441 Human Services Center. So, we are trying to move it around a little bit. 442 443 Leigh Anne King: Have different locations for each of the rounds of engagement. 444 445 Tom Altieri: And there has been a request during the next window that we have another meeting in Chapel 446 Hill, and that was made by the County commissioners. 447 448 Dolores Bailey: Thank you. 449 450 Beth Bronson: I wasn't sure if we were going to go around. I guess to that point, to Adam's original, initial 451 question encouraging density where they don't have jurisdiction. But then also that would lead you 452 to think that the policy that they developed is what they do have control over which is the 453 unincorporated areas that are bordering municipalities. 454 455 Leigh Anne King: Right. 456 457 Beth Bronson: And did the commissioners have any kind of comments on those? 458 459 Leigh Anne King: Yes. I think there's still support for the fundamentals of the current policies that are in place, but 460 this idea of providing some approaches to encourage conservation subdivisions to happen in 461 unincorporated Orange County that could provide both the protection of important lands as well as 462 development of different housing and potentially and hopefully different housing choices to, kind 463 of, increase the housing stock across the County. That was really the new idea brought to the 464 table and encouraged, supported by the Board with respect to what they can do within the 465 unincorporated areas and are willing to provide some support for. 466 467 Beth Bronson: Okay. And to that question, did the applicant for the housing conservation subdivision on 54, did 468 they go to the commissioners already? I don't know if you know this question. 469 470 Leigh Anne King: I don't know that question. 471 472 Cy Stober: Right now, the tentative hearing date is February 4. 473 474 Beth Bronson: Okay. 475 476 Cy Stober: And that's what we're planning on. 477 478 Beth Bronson: I wasn't sure if that had happened or not. 479 480 Cy Stober: And that was the applicant's request. 481 482 Beth Bronson: Makes sense. And you're saying about the conservative subdivisions over the idea of providing 483 municipalities with denser housing options by ceding unincorporated land into the County, or into 484 the municipalities, right? Like annexation? 485 486 Leigh Anne King: I think that the idea was that the more dense housing choices being provided within the 487 municipalities based on what the current planning areas are of those communities. So, as 488 modeled we made some adjustments to Hillsborough's to reflect their current comprehensive plan. 489 They actually shrunk their growth area in a few places so that's reflective there. Mebane has a 490 larger study area, so there could potentially be annexation as part of that. And then Chapel 491