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After all the comments from DCA have been received, the Board of County Commissioners will schedule a final public hearing to consider the proposed amendments. At the close of these final hearings, the Board may adopt all, part of, or none of the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. The attached flow chart illustrates the Comprehensive Plan Amendment process as amended by the 1986 state planning legislation. It is necessary for the Board of County Commissioners to vote on each of the Comprehensive Plan amendment applications in order to authorize transmittal of the applications to the State for review. Three affirmative votes are required to authorize transmittal. Further, it is necessary for the Board to state their intent to hold a second public hearing concerning those amendment requests authorized for transmittal. ALTERNATIVES & ANALYSIS The Planning Department feels that the best way to authorize the transmittal of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments to the State for review is through 'the passage of a resolution authorizing the transmittal. Since a second public hearing must be held prior to action being taken on each of the amendment applications, no final decision can be made on the applications at this time. However, action is needed on the attached resolution in order to comply with the plan amendment procedure. RECOMMENDATION Based on the above analysis, staff recommends approval of the attached transmittal resolution. Director Keating advised that this is just an informational item explaining the process where we only accept such amendments twice a year. We are now considering amendments that were accepted in January and the hearing today is simply a considera- tion of whether or not the Commission wants to transmit these to the state for the required 90 -day review. No action for approval can be taken; although, action for denial could. Chairman Scurlock reaffirmed to those present that no final decision can be reached today. Director Keating further noted that the proposed Resolution authorizing transmittal should not be adopted until after all the submittals listed have been decided on, except #4, Stenger et al, which has been withdrawn. 12 Boor` 72 ME 171 SPR 26 1988