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ORANGE COUNTY ~ ~) `~ ~1 <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 28, 2000 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Provisional Re ort - Sha in Oran a Coun 's Future Task Force <br />DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />Conservation <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Task Force Companion Document <br />2. Task Force Provisional Report <br />(provided under separate cover) <br />3. Task Force Supplemental Materials <br />(provided under separate cover) <br />4. Staff evaluation and report <br />5. Adopted 15- step process <br />6. Summary of activities 1996-2000 <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Dave Stancil, 245-2590 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-$181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: Ta receive public input on the provisional report of the Shaping Orange County's <br />Future Task Force, and to receive a staff report evaluating the. implications of the report. <br />BACKGROUND: Since December 1996, the Shaping Orange County's Task Force has been <br />working toward the development of a quality growth and community-building blueprint for the <br />entirety of Orange County. In April of this year, the Task Force agreed by consensus to forward <br />the "Provisional Report of the Shaping Orange County's Future Task Force" for consideration. <br />The provisional report (termed such because of the provision in the 15-step process that brings <br />the Task Force back for final changes to the report after public hearings and an Assembly of <br />Governments) covers a wide range of topical areas in order to address the many facets of <br />quality of life and community-building. The Task Force has developed goals, objectives and <br />action strategies in two broad categories: "Sustainability and Community-building" and "Critical <br />Areas to Maintain or Improve our Quality of Life." <br />The process for SOCF that was adopted by the County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro in 1994 calls <br />for the Task Force to make a presentation of their report to the citizens (which was done on <br />May 18 of this year). Following this presentation, public hearings and initial staff evaluations <br />were to take place, followed by a facilitated Assembly of Governments meeting where the <br />elected boards would discuss the report and its findings. After this has occurred, the Task Force <br />is to reconvene for a final meeting to make any changes needed to the report based on the <br />feedback received, and publish its final report. The final report is to be used by the local <br />governments as a policy base for updating and amending plans and policy documents. <br />Staff has prepared an initial evaluation of the Task Farce report, with thoughts on the <br />ramifications and implications of the findings far County government. Similar reports and <br />