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Commissioner Gordon said that the template seems reasonable and it was developed by staff and advisory boards, but there may be gaps. The guiding principles need to match up with strategies and this needs to be reviewed again. She said that the Board priorities were not adopted when this was done, and this goal needs to align with those. Commissioner Pelissier said that she liked the general approach. She said that on the feasibility chart, there is a column that says, "Funding Needs," and the focus is on cost. She thinks that there should also be a line that shows how much money will be saved. In terms of the guiding principles, she would like something to be said about monitoring performance indicators. She also said that her understanding is that this is an internally focused policy and that the external aspect should be left to the Comprehensive Plan. Commissioner Jacobs agreed with Commissioner Pelissier about the policy being internally driven. He suggested checking with the Board of County Commissioners' adopted priorities and goals. He said that, with the reorganizing of agenda abstracts, there could be an Environmental Impact just like Financial Impact, especially if it is an essential component. Regarding the matrix, he suggested having preferred parking for carpoolers in the parking deck. He would like to pursue this and acknowledge to the public and employees that carpooling is preferred. A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to approve the Manager's recommendation to receive the status report; approve in principle - with any needed changes - the Orange County Environmental Leadership Policy, to be placed on a subsequent agenda for formal adoption; and provide direction and feedback to staff on next steps toward implementation of the Environmental Responsibility (ER) Goal — especially regarding the use of the Sample Action Strategy/Policy Implementation Feasibility Chart to evaluate proposed implementation activities, and note that any feedback or direction toward implementing actions should provide for an internal assessment of feasibility, recognizing current financial realities. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Hemminger asked if the County Commissioners could get an update of the list of work session topics for the rolling calendar. Frank Clifton said that he had a meeting in Raleigh and the Manager and Assistant Manager from the City of Durham were there and they talked about extending utilities from the City of Durham into Orange County. There was a very favorable response and he will work on some details and bring it back to the Board. A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to adjourn the meeting at 7:58 PM. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Valerie Foushee, Chair Donna S. Baker, CMC Clerk to the Board