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18 <br /> department needs, including setting aside land for stations, since insurance ratings depend on <br /> proximity. <br /> Chair Bedford expressed that every commissioner puts resident health and safety as the <br /> primary consideration. She noted receiving emails from people out of the county offering help if <br /> Director Saunders needed anything, and that the Board's goal was to stay out of the way and let <br /> responders do their jobs during the emergency. She mentioned ongoing partnerships post- <br /> incident, with departments going to neighborhoods addressing water distribution concerns due to <br /> water and sewage plant damage. She said DSS has reduced hotel placements from the storm to <br /> six people, with recovery continuing three months later. <br /> Chief Potter acknowledged those still displaced and working to recover and responders <br /> are keeping them in their thoughts. <br /> BRIEF RECESS/Transition to Work Session <br /> Chair Bedford made a motion to recess the meeting for 7 minutes, seconded by <br /> Commissioner McKee. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Vice-Chair Hamilton, to reconvene <br /> the meeting at 8:24 pm. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 2. Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 — Board Request for Additional Information <br /> The Board received the second presentation in a series in response to the Board's request for <br /> additional background information for the Land Use Plan 2050 process and to provide feedback <br /> to staff on two scopes of services for meeting facilitation services, as requested by the BOCC at <br /> the September 9, 2025 work session. <br /> BACKGROUND: At its April 8, 2025 work session, the Board reviewed a tentative schedule for <br /> receiving presentations from County staff and in some cases, guest presenters, to provide <br /> additional background information for better informing its direction on the Land Use Plan 2050 <br /> process. The Board's calendar preference was for staff to schedule agenda items through mid- <br /> November to receive the information. <br /> Attachment A is Part A of the BOCC request for additional information grouped into six (6) topic <br /> areas by subject. To cover all topic areas, presentations to the Board are scheduled for work <br /> sessions on September 9, October 14, and November 11, 2025; and at half-day retreats, <br /> scheduled for November 14 and November 21, 2025. The half-day retreats are needed to cover <br /> Part B (Attachment B) of the Board's request for information and will include several guest <br /> presenters. <br /> Due to time constraints at the September 9 work session, Staff was unable to complete the entire <br /> planned presentation; therefore, the October 14 work session will include completion of the <br /> presentation on the Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) and the Water and Sewer <br /> Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA). Additionally, staff from the <br /> Town of Hillsborough will present information on the Towns' utility constraints. Specifically, the <br /> BOCC requested the following information from the Town: <br />