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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 26, 2003 <br />Action Agenda . <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Orange County/City of Durham/Durham County Courtesy Review Agreement <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig N. Benedict, ext. 2592 <br />1. Courtesy Review Agreement <br />2. Durham/Chapel Hill/Orange County Work Group <br />Resolution of Cooperation TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />(336)227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a report on the Orange County/City of Durham/Durham County Courtesy <br />Review Planning Agreement. <br />BACKGROUND: The respective staffs have researched and worked on the attached resolution in <br />some form for over a year. Both the Orange County Manager and the Durham County Manager <br />have been involved in the process. Orange County Economic Development Director Dianne Reid <br />and County Engineer Paul Thames have also contributed in this effort. This is part of a larger <br />planning program that will at first include: <br />1. Courtesy Review (See Attachment 1), <br />And eventually: <br />2. Annexation Agreement <br />3. Cooperative Planning Agreement. <br />This agreement is consistent with the Orange County/City of Durham/Chapel Hill Work Group <br />Resolution of Cooperation (See attachment 2). It is also, similar to an agreement that City of <br />Durham, County of Durham and Chapel Hill have been working on in their mutual interest area. <br />The agreement is ready for discussion by the BOCC. <br />The Durham Joint City-County Planning Committee will review the agreement in July to make its <br />recommendation to the Durham City Council in September. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact associated with this decision will be additional staff <br />review time. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report, offer <br />comments and send forward for adoption at a future meetina_ <br />