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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: May 16, 1995
Agenda Abstract
Item #
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION - "SHAPING ORANGE COUNTY'S FUTURE" INITIATIVE
DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes_X_No
ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT:
4/21/95 Implementation Memorandum Planning Director X2592
PHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
Chapel Hill 967-9251
PURPOSE: To consider a joint proposal on how to proceed with the proposed "Shaping
Orange County's Future"initiative,including designation of a lead agency,project
budget, and time schedule.
BACKGROUND: At its November 15, 1994 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners adopted
a resolution concerning the proposed"Shaping Orange County's Future"initiative.
The resolution contained the following elements:
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1. Endorsed the process described in the"Sinnmsry of Consensus Proposal"
including:
• Creation of an 8-member Steering Committee, made up of two
elected officials from each of the four governing boards in Orange
County, to oversee the process proposed in the"Shaping Orange
County's Future Report".
• Appointment of a large citizen's Task Force, comprised of
representatives from a variety of perspectives. Names would be
compiled by the Steering Committee and referred to the four
elected boards for appointment.
• Completion of the 15 steps, including reports to the four elected
boards, as outlined in the "Shaping Orange County's Future
Report". Adjustments to the process would be made as deemed
necessary by either the Task Force or Steering committee,
depending on work progress.
2. Endorsed the creation of the Steering Committee and expressed its intent
to appoint two members to serve.
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3. Authorized the County Manager to meet with his counterparts in the
three towns to prepare a joint proposal on how to proceed, including
. designation of a lead agency, project budget, and time schedule.
Meetings have been conducted with representatives of the Towns of Chapel Hill
and Carrboro to carry out item#3 above.The Town of Hillsborough has decided
not to participate in the process.
The Managers believe that the most logical lead entity for this project would be
Orange County, and the attached work program, including time schedule and
budget, is based on that premise.
The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro are to consider this item,and the actions
of the two governing boards will be reported at this meeting. Provided the
participating jurisdictions support the proposal, it would be appropriate for the
Board of Commissioners to appoint its two members to the project's Steering
Committee at this meeting.
RECOMMENDATION: As the Board decides.
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ORANGE COUNTY
HILLSBOROUGH
NORTH CAROLINA
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MEMORANDUM
TO: ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL
CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN
FROM: JOHN LINK, ORANGE COUNTY MANAGER
CAL HORTON, CHAPEL HILL TOWN MANAGER
BOB MORGAN, CARRBORO TOWN MANAGER
DATE: APRIL 21, 1995
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SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION - "SHAPING ORANGE COUNTY'S FUTURE" INITIATIVE
ATTACHMENTS: A-TASK SCHEDULE &RESPONSIBILITIES
B - PROJECT CALENDAR/COST ESTIMATES
C - COST DISTRIBUTION
SUMMARY OF CONSENSUS PROPOSAL
IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS
15-STEP CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESS
This memorandum and attachments constitutes ajoint proposal on how to proceed with the proposed"Shaping
Orange County's Future"initiative,including designation of a lead agency,project budget,and time schedule.
BACKGROUND
At its November 15, 1994 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners adopted a resolution concerning the
proposed"Shaping Orange County's Future" initiative. The resolution contained the following elements:
1. Endorsed the process described in the "Summary of Consensus Proposal" including:
• Creation of an 8-member Steering Committee, made up of two elected officials from each of
the four governing boards in Orange County,to oversee the process proposed in the"Shaping
Orange County's Future Report".
• Appointment of a large citizen's Task Force, comprised of representatives from a variety of
perspectives. Names would be compiled by the Steering Committee and referred to the four
elected boards for appointment.
• Completion of the 15 steps, including reports to the four elected boards, as outlined in the
"Shaping Orange County's Future Report". Adjustments to the process would be made as
deemed necessary by either the Task Force or Steering committee, depending on work
progress.
2. Endorsed the creation of the Steering Committee and expressed its intent to appoint two members
to serve.
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3. Authorized the County Manager to meet with his counterparts in the three towns to prepare a joint
proposal on how to proceed,including designation of a lead agency,project budget,and time schedule.
IMPLEMENTATION PROPOSAL
At the same time that the Board of Commissioners considered the above mentioned resolution, a series of
implementation considerations were reviewed. These considerations are identified below.
1. Lead Entity-The process will be a very staff-intensive process, and Orange County should take the
lead staff role.
2. Time Frame-The proposal considered by the Board of Commissioners included the following possible
target dates:
Task Target Date
Managers present proposal to governing boards October/November 1994
Approval/appointment of representatives December 1994
Assemble Task Force Early 1995
Begin work Spring 1995
Presentation of final report Spring 1996
The original time schedule proposed to complete this initiative is very optimistic.Attachment A,Task
Schedule&Responsibilities, lists the 15 steps in the process, the expected time required to complete
each step, the participants involved,and how many meetings might be associated with the completion
of each task. A more realistic time frame to complete the entire process is two and one-half (2-1/2)
years.
3. Staff Support - A full-time planner should be assigned for the duration of the project, with help
provided from each of the other two Planning Departments. Management of the project should take
on a team approach, under the guidance of the full-time project planner.
A full-time planner is needed to work with the Task Force in carrying out this initiative. However,
Orange County,as the lead entity, does not have an existing staff planner it can devote exclusively to
the job. For this reason, additional staff must be employed on a time-limited basis to complete the
work.
Given the amount of work to be done, two planners must be employed on a time-limited basis; e.g.,
once the project is completed, their employment ceases. One planner (e.g., a Planner II level) would
devote his/her attention to working with the Task Force, preparing reports, etc. The other planner
(e.g., a Planner I level) would split his/her time providing GIS and data collection support to the
Planner IL Cost estimates for these positions used in developing a budget are as follows:
Planner II Planner I
Salary (Step 1) $ 30,025 $27,234
FICA $ 2,297 $ 2,083
Total $ 32,322 $29,317
Budget Rate $ 15.54/hr. $ 14.09/hr.
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4. Protect Budget-A realistic budget needs to be prepared by the Planning Department of the lead
government.In addition to staff costs, the budget should reflect ample funding for logistics(meetings,
advertisements, mailings, etc.), data gathering (with heavy use of GIS), and a generous printing
allowance. Funding for video production would be highly desirable. Funds for professional facilitators
at key points in the process may prove to be valuable.
To develop a project budget, Attachment A was converted to Attachment B, Project.Calendar/Cost
Estimates. Assumptions used are listed in Attachment B, and an attempt was made to pick up all
potential costs identified in previous budget projections. Funding for a guest speaker, technical
expertise, and a video presentation were not included, other than through contingency funds.
Based on these calculations,the total project cost is estimated to be approximately$180,000,including
a 10 percent contingency factor.While the figure may seem high, if the 2-1/2 year completion time is
accepted, the use of the original one-year cost ($50,000) converts to approximately$125,000.Thus, a
range of$125,000 to$180,000 for project completion appears likely.
A major concern identified during the analysis involves the question of office space and equipment.
Even if all jurisdictions accept the analysis and contribute their share to the effort, there is concern
as to where are the people going to be housed, even on a temporary basis.There is no space available
in the County Planning Department. Furthermore, if extensive use is to be made of GIS, there is
concern that County staff will not be able to carry on with data collection and analysis related to other
projects if the work station is constantly in use for this project. A similar concern exists about PC
availability.These concerns will require considerable evaluation.Otherwise,the project will signifirantly
impact the County Planning Department's ability to complete other project work and carry out day-to-
day activities.
5. Cost Sharing-Based on the revised budget projection,the cost of the project to each jurisdiction has
been calculated on a"population" and "sales tax" basis. These calculations are shown on Attachment
C, Cost Sharing, and include estimates for the total project as well as individual fiscal years.
6. Other Considerations- During the preparation of this proposal, several issues were identified for
the governing boards to address. These issues included the following.
• Facilitator costs may be low, depending upon the need for such services in Steps 4, 5, and 6.
• Material costs associated with GIS generated maps (paper, ink cartridges, etc.).
• Fit between"Humanities Grant" visioning process and 15-step process.
• Formula to use (sales tax vs. per capita) for cost distribution.
• Indirect costs associated with project.
Discussions with Andy Sachs of the Dispute Settlement Center indicated that facilitator costs could
range as high as $10,000, depending upon the extent to which facilitation assistance was required.
Funds earmarked for contingency appear to be sufficient to cover additional facilitation costs as well
as GIS supplies/materials.
Andy also informed staff that funds may be available through grants from the state and federal
Humanities Councils to cover some or all facilitation costs. Application for such funds is a two-step
process.First, a small grant ($750 or less) is made available to a'humanities scholar"to put together
the larger grant proposal. Second, the formal grant application is prepared and submitted. Although
the Humanities Councils are interested in an oral history approach,Andy has indicated that he would
work with the"scholar"to develop the grant proposal,including funding for facilitation,if the governing
boards are so inclined.
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Proposed Process for Creating a Consolidated County-wide Plan:
Summary of Consensus Proposal
At a June meeting of the Orange County Assembly of Governments, elected officials from
Orange County's four local governments discussed mechanisms for achieving coordinated, long
range planning. Two proposals were presented:
■ A proposal from a group called "Shaping Orange County's Future Steering Committee"
called for creation of a citizens' task force to undertake a series of tasks. The tasks
would involve gathering information, identifying common values and objectives, and
formulating strategies. Wide participation would be sought both in the composition of
the task force and in the meetings that would be scheduled. Upon completion of the
tasks, recommendations would be presented to local governing boards.
■ A second proposal, from Chapel Hill Mayor Ken Broun, called for creation of an 8-
• member steering committee, made up of two elected officials from each of the elected
boards of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, and Orange County. A Work Group
would also be assembled, made up mostly of Planning Board members from the four
jurisdictions, to be charged with coordinating the comprehensive planning work that
would be ongoing in each jurisdiction.
At the meeting, a consensus proposal evolved, blending the two ideas that had been presented:
1) Create an 8-member Steering Committee, made up of two elected officials-from each of
the four governing boards in Orange County, to oversee the process that was proposed
in the "Comprehensive Quality Growth Strategy and Community Building Plan for
Orange County" (also known as the "Shaping Orange County's Future Report.") This
8-member, elected official Steering Committee would take the place of the Shaping
Orange County's Future Steering Committee, as described in Step 1 of the "Shaping
Orange County's Future Report,' and would oversee the whole process.
2) With the change, the process as outlined in the "Shaping Orange County's Future
Report" would otherwise remain as proposed. To perform the work program outlined,
this process includes the appointment of a large citizen's Task Force which would have
representatives from a wide variety of Orange County perspectives. Names would be
compiled by the 8-member Steering Committee, and referred to each of the four elected
boards for appointment to the Task Force.
3) Corrections during the process would be made as deemed necessary by either the Task
Force or the Steering Committee, depending on how the work is progressing toward
completion of the 15 steps proposed in the "Shaping Change County's Future Report.'
Otherwise the appropriate points for reports back to the four elected boards would be as
outlined int the "Shaping Orange County's Future Report."
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4) At the completion of the work program, a final report with specific recommendations •
would be prepared by the Task Force, with advice of the Steering Committee, for
presentation to each of the four elected boards. The boards would be asked to adopt the
final report and its recommendations, and to use the report as the foundation for
subsequent revision/creation of local comprehensive plans as well as the basis for any
other measures deemed appropriate.
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Proposed Process for Creating a Consolidated County-wide Plan: 16
• Implementation Considerations
At a June meeting of the Orange County Assembly of Governments, elected officials from
Orange County's four local governments discussed mechanisms for achieving coordinated, long
range planning. A consensus proposal was developed at the meeting, described elsewhere.
There are no specifics yet as to how this process would be implemented. Following are some
preliminary suggestions about how the project might be managed.
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Time Frame
The first step would be to take this proposed process to each of the four elected boards for
ratification. Possible targets: Each of the four Managers would present the proposal to his
• Board during October/November, 1994, with approval and appointment of representatives by
. the end of December. A Citizens' Task Force could be assembled in early 1995. Once work
has begun (estimate Spring, 1995), it would be expected to take a full year to complete to the
point of preparing a final report. A possible target would be to have a final report presented to
each of the four governing boards in early Spring, 1996.
Staff alum=
This will be a very staff-intensive process. One of the four governments should take the lead
staff role, and assign a full-time planner for the duration of the project. Help should be
provided from each of the other three Planning Departments. Management of the project should
take on a team approach, under the guidance of the full-time project manager.
Budget
A realistic budget needs to be prepared by the Planning Department of the lead government.
In addition to staff costs, the budget should reflect ample funding for logistics (meetings,
advertisements, mailings. etc.), data gathering (with heavy use of GIS), and a generous printing
allowance. Funding for video production would be highly desirable. Funds for professional
facilitators at key points in the process may prove to be valuable.
Next Step$
• Decide on a lead entity.
• Decide on staffing plan.
• Construct a project budget.
• Arrange for appointment of an 8-member Steering Committee (all elected officials) and
subsequent appointment of a Citizen's Task Force.
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A CONSENSUS BUILDING PROCESS FOR FORMULATING A COMPREHENSIVE
QUALITY GROWTH STRATEGY AND A COMMUNITY BUILDING PLAN 17
STEP 1 FORMATION OF A TASK FORCE BY APPROVAL OF THE FOUR
GOVERNING BODIES TO BE CALLED TASK FORCE ON
SHAPING ORANGE COUNTY'S FUTURE
A group of Orange County residents will be selected to gather information and
make recommendations concerning.quality growth and community building in
Orange County. •
The Steering Committee recommends that each of the four governing bodies
makes recommendations for the Task Force (identified by the categories listed
below) to the Steering Committee. The Steering Committee will contact those
identified for interest in serving on the Task Force. The final list of 18'names
will be submitted to the four governing bodies for final approval with each
governing body selecting two additional members to serve on the Task Force.
Membership will reflect a balance of the interests of all those concerned about the
County's future, and will be a microcosm of the whole Orange County
community. Such interests may be defined as:
1. citizens from each jurisdiction and township;
2. citizens from the public at large;
3. large landowners, including farmers;
4. business/development/real estate;
• 5. environmentalists;
6. elected officials;
7. neighborhoods;
8. - University/school systems;
9. civic;
10. religious;
11. human services; and
• 12. cultural arts.
STEP 2 FACILITATED MEETING OF TASK FORCE FOR TEAM
BUILDING SKILLS
In order for the Task Force to best work together as a team, members of the Task
Force will participate in a facilitated meeting or meetings prior to discussing
substantive issues in order to build rapport, develop a consensus process and team
building skills, and foster a sense of community among themselves.
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STEP 3 THE TASK FORCE WILL SET SCHEDULE AND PROCESS TO
BEGIN INFORMATION GATHERING.
The Task Force wiII set a schedule and process to begin information gathering
related to the goals and issues identified in this document. A time frame of a
year from the first meeting is suggested (with reasonable revisions).
The Task Force will use methods for gathering information about Orange County
that include, but are not limited to, telephone and mail surveys, written
documents; public meetings, 'informal meetings at identified gathering places such
as churches, barber shops, restaurants, focus groups, and written documents. The
Task Force will also identify specific organizations or entities, as well as
individuals who represent particular interests concerned with quality growth in
the County and the municipalities, from whom the Task Force wishes to receive
information.
The Task Force will identify any potential barriers which prevent citizen
participation in its information gathering process, such as loss of time from work;
lack of transportation or day care; intimidation by group processes; and perhaps
a sense that the public meetings, in particular, are designed for professional
participation, rather than citizens at large.
The Task Force will make all public meetings as accessible as possible. To
address the Iarge group intimidation factor, citizens will be encouraged to use any
vehicle of communication to provide input - written, by telephone or otherwise.
Fliers to neighborhoods and business community, as well as personal, one-on-one
invitations, will be considered.
Notices informing the public of the formation of such a group will be widely
publicized throughout the County, following procedures used by each jurisdiction,
so interested persons can participate in the information gathering.
The principle of the process will be based in broad outreach designed to be
democratic and to build community.
STEP 4 THE TASK FORCE WILL FORM COMMITTEES TO CONTINUE
WITH THE INFORMATION GATHERING PROCESS TO DEFINE A
VISION AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
Goals and issues related to quality growth will be defined within four general
areas: environmental, economic, social, and community building. The Task
Force will form committees of interested citizens as it determines necessary. The
Task Force and committees will gather information on citizens' visions and
values; the technical data related to the goals and issues will be gathered by the
staffs of the four governing bodies in consultation with the Task Force.
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Below is a list of topics for which the Task Force should create goals and explore •
the issues that may arise from attempting to achieve those goals:
TOPICS FOR GOALS AND ISSUES DISCUSSION
INFORMATION GATHERED BY:
Task Force,
Comminees do Sum
Gtizens: Technical Dem
ENVIRONMENT Values&Vision
1. Water 1Quaallityy,,�+waterways and watersheds
2. Water and sewer infrastructure
3. Air quality
4. Solid Waste
5. Hazardous waste
6. Natural hazards
7. Environmentally sensitive areas and present
resource protection within various jurisdictions
8. Land use-urban, rural, agricultural -
present zoning and future possibilities
9. County's beauty ..
10. Historic, built and natural environment
11. Community building with regard to the above
entitled issues
12. Other suggestions by committee
ECONOMY
1. Employment .
2. Employers
3. The County's economy 1111111111111 4. Non-residential development
5. Planned and efficient delivery of public services
6. The financing of local government services
7. Agriculture
8. Transportation
9. Community building with regard to the above
entitled issues •
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10. Other suggestions by committee
SOCIAL
1. Housing - density, affordability, and livability
2. Human services -community services
3. Education
4. Crime and security
5. Poverty
6. Recreation
7. Cultural Arts
8. Intergovernmental cooperation and
communication
9. Our borders -bow do we deal with Durham. -
Alamance, Chatham and Caswell Counties
10. Preservation of Diversity of People
• 11. Community building with regard to the above
entitled issues
12. Other suggestions by committee
COMMUNTTY BUILDING
The goals and issues of community building will develop a.structure and process for the
• maintenance of community in Orange County. The development of such a structure and
process will begin with the Task Force seeking support and/or commitments from
individuals, groups and institutions to reach consensus on the mission of the Task Force.
It will carry through to the final recommendations of the Task Force, which will provide
a structure that, among other efforts:
1. fosters tradition, history, common heritage and memory, County character;
2. fosters a sense of identity and belonging;
3. fosters a framework of shared values;
4. nurtures networks of caring individuals and a climate of caring, trust, teamwork and
mutual responsibility;
5. creates institutional arrangements that diminish polarization, teach diverse groups to
know one another and encourage coalition-building, dispute resolution, negotiation and
mediation;
6. fosters wholeness within diversity while allowing healthy conflict and an open atmosphere
for dissent;
7. establishes collaborative ties among leaders of different jurisdictions, communities, non-
profit organizations, for-profit organizations, and government;
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: 8. strengthens each community or jurisdiction while requiring it to recognize and accept •
responsibility for the entire County's well-being;
9. asks a high proportion of. the population to have some role in this community
maintenance system and to share leadership tasks at all levels; and
10. encourages the maintenance of the existing infrastructure of neighborhood associations,
churches, citizens groups, youth-serving organizations and professional groups.
STEP 5 '1H.E: TASK FORCE AND COMMITTEES WILL ANALYZE
DIFORMATION AND FURTHER DEFINE 'nib. NATURE OF 'rte;
ISSUES
After the necessary information has been gathered, the Task Force shall then
analyze the information gathered in light of the approved mandate to better define
as specifically as possible, the nature of the issues needing solutions.
Based on the information gathered, the Task Force will develop a consensus on
issue definition, describing the following:
1. alternative scenarios as to the future course of Orange County;
2. elements of those scenarios which the Task Force considers favorable and
elements the Task Force considers to be unfavorable;
3. a set of values or principles defining a desirable future for Orange
County;
4. identification of the forces (policies, practices, attitudes, behaviors,
values, traditions, beliefs, physical factors, etc.) currently affecting
Orange County's progression toward the desirable future; these will be
forces currently blocking achievement of the desired future, and those
currently contributing to that future; and
5. what needs to be protected and preserved.
STEP 6 THE TASK FORCE AND COMMITTEES WILL GENERATE IDEAS
• ON SOLVING THE ISSUES DEFINED
The Task Force will next generate ideas with facilitator as deemed necessary on how to solve
the issues on its agenda in order to achieve the principles, evaluate those ideas according to
criteria developed by the Task Force, and assemble its preferred ideas into a coherent set of
recommendations.
STEP 7 THE TASK FORCE WILL REPORT PROGRESS AND AGENDA TO
ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS
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STEP 8 ItiE: TASK FORCE AND COMMITTEES WILL REFINE
SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW TO SOLVE THE ISSUES
STEP 9 THE TASK FORCE WILL PUT RECOMMENDATIONS I1TO A
WRITTEN REPORT FOR PRESENTATION TO EACH OF nit,
FOUR GOVERNING BODIES
It is intended that each committee will examine its goals and issues to determine how they
interrelate with, and can promote, the coininunity building goals listed under "Community
Building."
STEP 10 Ttu, FOUR GOVERNING BODIES WILL DISCUSS THE •
RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAKE COMMENTS TO 'stir: TASK
FORCE ON 'ui RECOMMENDATIONS
STEP 11 'ail, TASK FORCE WILL CONSIDER 'nit; GOVERNING BODIES'
COMMENTS AND FUR'irihit ANALYZE ITS REPORT
STEP 12 'niE TASK FORCE WILL HOLD A PRESENTATION FOR ALL
EXISTING COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS IN THE COUNTY
AND 'itir: PUBLIC ON 'itir; RECOMMENDATIONS OF 'itu. TASK
FORCE AND THEN REFER THE REPORT TO THE FOUR
GOVERNING BODIES
STEP 13 THE FOUR GOVERNING BODIES WILL REFER THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE STAFF TO
DETERMINE HOW TO INCORPORATE THE
RECOMMENDATIONS INTO BOTH SHORT- AND LONG-RANGE
WORKING PLANS FOR INCORPORATION INTO '1-HEIR
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING STRATEGY
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STEP 14 PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL BE HELD BY EACH JURISDICTION
AFTER WHICH A FACILITATED MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY
OF GOVERNMENTS WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS THE
RECOMMENDATIONS
As part of its recommendations to the community, the Task Force will design a community feed
back mechanism through which responsible parties will monitor, evaluate and make mid-course
corrections as the consensus is carried out. The feed back mechanism will also include ways
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future can be recognized by the community.
STEP 15 A FINAL REPORT FROM THE TASK FORCE WILL BE
PREPARED AND SUBMITTED TO EACH JURISDICTION, FOR
USE AS A POLICY. BASE IN REVISING LOCAL
COMPREHENSIVE PLANS.
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