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54 Priority 16: (a) ...Conduct public education campaign; and Link public with opportunities to improve energy efficiency and use sustainable energy sources. • For the last three years, the focus of the HPC's Last Friday's booth during preservation month has been historic preservation and green building, including information on how to improve the energy efficiency of existing buildings in a way that retains their historic significance. (The May Last Friday's event was cancelled this year due to inclement weather; the HPC intends to operate an informational booth again next year.) If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory Board involved in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, please indicate your board's activities/accomplishments as they may relate to the Comprehensive Plan's goals or objectives. (The Element .Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, OUTBoard, Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission, Agriculture Preservation Board, Affordable Housing Board, Recreation and Parks Advisory Council) • The HPC provided extensive input into DEAPR staff's development of the Natural and Cultural System Element of the Comprehensive Plan-specifically the chapter on Cultural and Historic Resources. The HPC frames its annual work plan around efforts to implement the objectives outlined in the Cultural and Historic Resources Chapter. Objective CR-1: Provide for the systematic identification of historic buildings, objects, districts, sites, structures and archaeological sites. Update and improve these inventories at regular intervals. • Information regarding the identification of newly discovered historic resources and the loss of existing resources are documented as part of the Certified Local Government program annual reports. • The HPC is also involved in the identification and protection of cultural resources below ground, and continues to promote an understanding and appreciation of the importance of archaeological resources. Objective CR-3: Work within the Orange County government system to identify and resolve existing policies which may be in conflict with the County's historic preservation mission. • The HPC and associated staff (DEAPR) has already begun working more closely with Planning and Inspections staff (as well as Environmental Health staff) on permitting requirements for historic properties such as the Murphey School and cemetery issues related to development, as well as the identification and protection of archaeological resources during construction projects.