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<br />Adam Beeman: Moving right along. I don't have any considerations to the agenda. There's nobody from the 55
<br />public, and so we're just going to head on to Tom. 56
<br /> 57 AGENDA ITEM 7: UPDATE ON COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE PLAN (CLUP) – To receive an update from staff on the 58
<br />status of the “Land Use Plan 2050” project. 59
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<br />Tom Altieri: Good evening. Tom Altieri, Orange County Senior Planner. My presentation this evening is 61
<br />probably a little bit over 20 minutes. I have quite a bit to cover with the board. My presentation 62
<br />will include a briefing on the progress of the project, and we'll be discussing the land-use 63
<br />alternatives, which will be a part of our outreach during Engagement Window 2, which is right 64
<br />around the corner, starting the end of the month. And then conclude with next steps and so forth. 65
<br />Jumping right into project progress, we're currently in Phase 4, which happens to be the longest 66
<br />phase of the project. The purpose of it is to develop the draft plan. It includes both the second 67
<br />and third windows of outreach during the project. The diagram here shows the entire project 68
<br />spanning approximately 26 months. We are currently working with Clarion Associates on a 69
<br />contract amendment to extend the project to 31 months. This is to accommodate some additional 70
<br />outreach we are anticipating during that third engagement window when we'll have a draft plan, 71
<br />and then also to better fit the county's calendar; primarily, the summer Board of County 72
<br />Commissioners meeting break, but also around the holidays and so forth. So, it will last a little bit 73
<br />longer than the original contract, and a little bit more on that later. This slide shows the work that 74
<br />has been completed and that that is underway. The consultants' last report to the planning board 75
<br />was back in February, and it did include an update on the Phase 2 and Phase 3 deliverables, so 76
<br />those should probably sound a little bit familiar. And of course, work underway, which would be 77
<br />new to the board, would be the planning for our next engagement window, development of 78
<br />framework, vision, and goals. The draft land-use and development recommendations report, 79
<br />which is a new deliverable that has just been posted on the project website; I'll have more on that 80
<br />in just a moment. And then drafting plan policies and actions; again, all leading up to the input 81
<br />that we will receive during the next engagement window. The Community Engagement Window 1 82
<br />summary report, you have seen that. It does provide the foundation for our work during the 83
<br />current phase, Phase 4. It is on the project website, as are all of the consultants' deliverables. 84
<br />The new issues and opportunities report that includes, or rather, it synthesizes the critical issues 85
<br />and opportunities identified during the first three phases of the project, also providing the 86
<br />foundation for our upcoming work in development of the plan. And then the fact book, which 87
<br />shares the data and the trends on community planning topics and future planning influences that 88
<br />are important considerations for developing the planning policies. And it includes the data 89
<br />analysis that was shared during our first engagement window and the workshop, so you've seen 90
<br />that and are familiar with it. The land-use alternatives evaluations report, this is the report I 91
<br />mentioned which is new and has been posted on the website. It has not been presented to the 92
<br />county commissioners yet; it will be at their work session next week. But it is available there on 93
<br />the website. I'd encourage you to take a look at it. A little more on that coming here in a moment. 94
<br />But it shares the methodology and outcomes of land-use alternatives, process used to 95
<br />development policy guidance, and the conservation and growth map, and that is what we are 96
<br />calling the future land-use map, so you'll very often see those two terms together. The report 97
<br />describes the modeling process, technical inputs/outputs, methods of receiving feedback from the 98
<br />public, and then how that feedback will be used to shape the final draft plan heading into public 99
<br />hearing. So, what are the land-use alternatives? Of course, the image on the left is the future 100
<br />land-use map that you're familiar with. It will take that map and build off of the current policies and 101
<br />then explore alternatives, testing hypothetical future land-use policies. There are four alternatives, 102
<br />and more on those, four maps. Essentially, I will discuss what are some of the characteristics of 103
<br />those maps and the policies that are considered to build those maps. And then the alternatives 104
<br />and the input that we receive will inform the selection for a preferred policy approach in the draft 105
<br />plan. A couple key terms: Alternatives and scenarios mean the same thing. And, again, 106
<br />conservation and growth framework, that's the thematic title for the future land-use map and the 107
<br />categories. So, what is the purpose and intent of the alternatives? They are to model 108
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