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Commissioners, and will include a County Commissioner or designee, a <br />consumer or family member, and another citizen or stakeholder; and one (1) <br />member from the Local Consumer and Family Advisory Committee, either the <br />Chair or other elected official. Appointments are for terms of three years. <br />CONCORD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION <br />The Commission guides, reviews and regulates land developments within and <br />around the boundaries of the City of Concord. The County Commissioners <br />appoint one member who resides in Concord's extraterritorial jurisdiction area for <br />a term of three years. <br />COUNCIL FOR A SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMY (CSLE) <br />The CSLE is charged with performing research and analysis, educating the <br />community, developing strategies and making policy recommendations that <br />encourage the development of a resilient, robust and sustainable local economy <br />in which entrepreneurs and creativity thrive and the community prospers. The <br />CSLE is given discretion in fulfilling its charge; however, it is specifically directed <br />to address the following: <br />1. To the extent possible, identify "leakage" in the local economy. That is, <br />determine how much money is spent by local businesses, institutions, <br />governments and residents purchasing goods and services from outside <br />Cabarrus County that are available from businesses within Cabarrus <br />County. Additionally, determine the impact, in terms of the number of <br />jobs, of diverting some or all of that spending from outside the county to <br />businesses inside the county. <br />2. Identify barriers to success encountered by small businesses as a result <br />of government policies and regulations. Conversely, identify government <br />policies and regulations, existing or new, which are helpful to small <br />businesses. <br />FOOD POLICY COUNCIL <br />This Council will identify and strengthen the connections between food, health, <br />natural resource protection, economic development and the agricultural <br />community. The Food Council will be charged with performing research, <br />educating the community, developing strategies and making policy <br />recommendations that will encourage the development of a robust, sustainable <br />local food economy and a healthier population. <br />HOME AND COMMUNITY CARE BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY COMMITTEE <br />This advisory committee provides information about the needs of Cabarrus <br />County seniors to the Board of Commissioners and advises the Board of <br />Commissioners on matters relating to services, resources, funding and long - <br />range planning. The committee is comprised of appointed agency <br />representatives and individuals who will represent the needs of the senior <br />population. <br />Attachment number 5 <br />1 -4 Page 171 <br />