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33 <br />in the node, what would the Board do? She asked what the purpose of the market analysis would 1  <br />be. 2  <br />Commissioner Greene said it would be for new stores and gas stations at rural nodes. 3  <br />She said they have heard that was a need in the community. 4  <br />Commissioner Carter said they are setting the stage for what will define how Orange 5  <br />County will look through 2050. She said she puts the cost in the context of what they are trying 6  <br />to accomplish. She said she is looking for information on the county-wide housing needs and 7  <br />what are the connections to transit, and the transition connections. She said she wanted to know 8  <br />how those are connected with rural activity nodes. She said they should make an investment in 9  <br />that kind of analysis. 10  <br />Chair Bedford said that she was supportive of the proposal. She said that sometimes it 11  <br />takes an independent analysis to develop a long-term plan. She said questions of expansion for 12  <br />water and sewer are intertwined, and they need a framework. She said that the School of 13  <br />Government is independent and reliable. 14  <br />Commissioner Fowler said she would like to know where housing is needed in the county. 15  <br />She said as they have grown, the question is if they need to make changes to WASMBPA or 16  <br />increase density in the rural buffer. She asked if a market analysis could be done by November 17  <br />11. 18  <br />Cy Stober said he thought the housing analysis would be done looking at the needs in the 19  <br />northern and southern halves of the county. 20  <br />Commissioner Greene said she had talked herself out of the market analysis. She said 21  <br />Vice-Chair Hamilton made some good points. She said she would want to have a strategic plan 22  <br />for housing with municipal partners rather than a supply and demand study. 23  <br />Commissioner McKee said they are talking 25 years out, and market conditions change. 24  <br />He said in five years, 25 years from now, the conditions will be different. He said he is interested 25  <br />in a general overview, but not for $45,000. 26  <br /> 27  <br />Commissioner McKee made a motion to eliminate the study, which was seconded by Vice-28  <br />Chair Hamilton. 29  <br /> 30  <br />VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Commissioner Fowler, Commissioner Greene, Vice-Chair Hamilton, 31  <br />Commissioner McKee); Nays, 3 (Commissioner Carter, Chair Bedford, Commissioner 32  <br />Portie-Ascott) 33  <br /> 34  <br />MOTION PASSES 35  <br /> 36  <br />Randall Arendt – For additional expertise on conservation subdivisions. Includes two days on-site 37  <br />to meet with staff, tour the County’s landscape, and present. How conservation subdivisions 38  <br />could be designed to accommodate workforce housing is to be a focus. -($8,500 plus travel est.) 39  <br />$12,000 40  <br /> 41  <br />Commissioner McKee said he supported this item, because it will give the county an 42  <br />immediate idea of things they can do as proposals come up. 43  <br /> 44  <br />Commissioner McKee made a motion to approve a budget of $12,000 for Randall Arendt 45  <br />to provide additional expertise to the county. Commissioner Greene seconded the motion. 46  <br /> 47  <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 48  <br /> 49  <br />Clarion Associates – For continuity purposes, it would be helpful to have a staff person from 50  <br />Clarion Associates attend the meetings for hearing presentations, Board discussions, and for note 51