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The bylaws could be changed and come to the Board of County Commissioners for final approval. Commissioner Gordon said that there should be some kind of plan for the integration of the groups, and then this suggestion about having an Arts Commission member on the OCVB could work. The Board agreed to not change the Orange County Visitor's Bureau other than to include the Arts Commission within that department and the Arts Commission will still function as it has, with the possibility that the OCVB will include an Arts Commission member on its board. Commission for the Environment In answer to a question about the Air Quality Advisory Committee, Dave Stancil said that this became the Climate Change Committee. It was created by interlocal agreement with Chapel Hill and Carrboro and it has not met for quite some time. He will check with the other jurisdictions to see if this group can be sunset. The Board agreed to check with the other entities to sunset the Air Quality Advisory Committee. Commissioner Pelissier suggested that a Parks and Recreation representative be on this board also. Dave Stancil said that they are all trying to do cross pollination with the new department — Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR). Commissioner Pelissier suggested making this a formal structure to make sure that there is cross pollination. Commissioner Yuhasz suggested that the OUT Board may want to have some cross pollination with the Commission for the Environment. Commissioner Gordon suggested having the Recreation and Parks Advisory Council and the Commission for the Environment meet together once in a while. Recreation and Parks Advisory Council Commissioner Hemminger asked Lori Taft how she sees the RPAC fitting into the Triangle Sportsplex Committee. Lori Taft said they have not talked about it yet, though the RPAC has a representative on the Sportsplex Committee and this person prepares a regular report. Commissioner Hemminger asked if the Sportsplex Committee was really needed. Commissioner Jacobs said that all the committee does is talk about whether the water is too cold, what people are complaining about, how to get fishing in the pond, etc. It is a mechanism for the users to address the management. The committee does look at the budget and ask questions, but it is not the committee's job. Commissioner Hemminger suggested having an open house twice a year for citizens as opposed to having meetings all the time. Commissioner Jacobs said that the committee tried to be proactive and say that the County should not support them, and if the Board of County Commissioners wants to do something different, then it would not be a problem. He said that this committee was for people to work with the staff of the Sportsplex. Commissioner Pelissier said that she does not want there to be a perception that the Sportsplex Committee is running the show. She thinks that there needs to be some accountability to the County. She suggested that this committee make recommendations to the RPAC. Lori Taft said that the RPAC and the division do not have any role with the Sportsplex. She does not know how her group or staff could work through the Sportsplex since they do not have a relationship.