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