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David Stancil said that the Historic Preservation Commission has not even talked about this document. He said that this proposal would be something in the middle between a National Register nomination and a zoning overlay approach. He further explained that as the Historic Preservation Commission was struggling with haw to think through the St. Mary's Road study, this document was a way to help that process. Commissioner Jacobs suggested seeing how this coordinates with our bike plan. David Stancil said that there might be an opportunity to pursue donation of or purchase conservation easements for scenic or heritage areas. He reiterated that this is very early in the discussion. The staff will add something in the goals to reflect that the Historic Preservation Commission will pursue developing a heritagelscenic corridors approach. c. Lands Legacy Program David Stancil said that this goal was ongoing and would not change from year to year. He pointed out something new in objective three where some language was added in terms of looking long-term at proportional acquisitions of lands legacy. Commissioner Gordon asked about the Land Conservation Alliance on page one. David Stancil said that this was something that was suggested in the adopted Lands Legacy program in April. The Land Conservation Alliance is a biannual meeting of all the staffs involved in land conservation. Commissioner Gordon said she wants to think about the last task in objective three some mare. She wants to think about what measurement to use in determining how funds would be allocated to the different areas in the County. She said we have to measure it and we have to demonstrate it and it is very susceptible to the type of district that is measured. Commissioner Jacobs said he agrees that there will be some difficulty in measurement, but there should be a basic standard. He thinks it is important to reiterate that eventually the distributions will be evened out over the jurisdictions. Commissioner Gordon would like to think more about how to measure. She suggested that this be deferred until March 29th. She said that this will came up in the bond discussion and the details should be specified. John Link said that the funds would be proportionally distributed according to population. He does not think we can get into a position where we promise so many acres per jurisdiction. He thinks it is a general guideline and not a direct measurement. Commissioner Jacobs wants to incorporate Commissioner Gordan's paint about "active recreation ". d. Natural Resources David Stancil said that the Commission for the Environment met last night and has asked to modify the timetable far same of the tasks. Commissioner Jacobs asked about including something on forestry. David Stancil said that there is something on page nine, in the second milestone. Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like to add language about the pilot project, such as, "Improve coordination of forestry practices with County government." He would also like to add an objective about getting legislative authority. Commissioner Gordon asked about the State of the Environment Report related to the legislative report. She would like the timeline for the reports to be rearranged so that they coincide. e. Water Resource Quantity and Quality David Stancil said that there was some overlap with the previous Natural Resources goal in that the Water Resources Committee is making its final report towards the end of this month. He said that this goal would be included in the Natural Resources goal in future years, and this reflects the wrap-up of the two projects.