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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 3, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. 6-p SUBJECT: Memorandum of Agreement between Town of Hillsborough and County of Orange for Creation of a Strategic Growth Plan DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: • Table of Contents and Secticn 6,2 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, (Implementation) from Task Force Report Phone: 245-2592 • MOA PURPOSE: To approve a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) regarding a consultant selection process and planning deliverables. BACKGROUND: In late 2004 and early 2005, a joint task force agreed upon 13 De Facto Principles of Agreement, On February 17, 2005, staff presented the report to the joint elected bodies where it was well received, As part of the implementation strategy, a joint consultant was recommended, This MOA sets the process in motion, The MOA includes: A. Selection and Coordination Process 1, Selection Committee -Made up of an elected official and planning board member from each jurisdiction to review proposals and recommend consultant to the Town, 2. Steering Committee -Composed of eight (8) members equally shared and appointed from both jurisdictions based on recommendations and volunteer applications, B, Timeline -Approximately 15 months: recommendation on consultant by December 2005; consultant begins work in January 2006; and consultant provides plan in January 2007. C, Amendments to MOA -May be amended by mutual written agreement of Town and County, The eventual report will hopefully institutionalize many common ideas and interests, In addition, a major component includes the delineation of future public water and sewer boundaries that influence how growth will look on the fringe of an urban core, Recommendations may eventually appear in the fcrm of land use and zoning changes or a mare elaborate cooperative planning agreement, FINANCIAL IMPACT: Manies from the 2005-06 budget have been earmarked for this BOCC initiative. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the MOA and authorize the Chair to sign subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney.