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September 28, 2016
Dear Commissioners,
At the Board's September 20, 2016 regular meeting,petitions were brought forth which were reviewed
by the Chair/Vice Chair/Manager Agenda team. The petitions and responses are listed below:
1) Review and consider a request by request by request by Commissioners Jacobs and Rich that staff begin
a process for the review of the Table of Permitted Uses for Economic Development Districts in the
Unified Development Ordinance.
Response:Planning staff to move forward with steps to begin review of Permitted Uses in EDDs.
2) Review and consider a request by Commissioner Price that staff follow-up on efforts to make
County website more ADA accessible, including possibly working with Orange County
Disability Council.
Response: To be addressed with help from Disability Council as needed.
3) Review and consider a request by Commissioner Pelissier that the Board schedule a discussion
on the County's potential role in providing capital need funding to non-profits and how non-
profits might pursue applying for the possible funding.
Response: To become part of Board discussion on outside agency funding at November 10th
work session.
4) Review and consider a request by request by Commissioner Pelissier that staff provide a
presentation to the Board on the new transportation routes, available human services data, and
how that data might be used to improve services and add on to zonal routes.
Response: Staff to review data and provide presentation to the Board of potential options.
5) Review and consider a request by Commissioner McKee that the County Attorney review
alternatives to eminent domain as the Mountains to Sea Trail moves forward and provide report
to BOCC.
Response: County Attorney to provide follow-up information to the Board.
Regards,
Earl McKee, Chair
Board of County Commissioners