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a. Certificate of Achievement For Excellence in Financial Reporting <br />The Board recognized the staff of the Orange County Finance Department far <br />earning the Government Finance Officers' Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for <br />Excellence in Financial Reporting. <br />John Link said that under Finance Director Ken Chavious, the County has received <br />this award for 22 years consecutively. This is an outstanding achievement. Ken Chavious <br />recognized the staff -Howard Fitts and Debbie Smith, and new staff member Catina Curry. He <br />asked that the official record show that the Finance staff accepts this award in the memory of <br />Joyce Holmes, who passed away recently. The Board agreed. <br />b. One Community Protect <br />The Board received information on the "One Community Project", a project of the <br />Orange County Human Rights Commission, and to promote and encourage widespread <br />community interest and involvement. <br />Director of Human Rights and Relations Annette Moore said that they received a <br />grant from the State earlier this year for $1,500 to do projects that promote positive dialogue <br />and positive interaction between diverse groups of people around the County. <br />Kathy Young, a member of the Human Rights and Relations Commission, explained <br />the two projects that they have been working on. One is a film that they are going to show and <br />they have been working with the Northern Orange NAACP, the librarians from the three area <br />libraries, and the community dinner on this process. The film is entitled, "An Unlikely <br />Friendship." The film will be shown in northern and southern Orange County. It will be shown <br />at the Horace Williams House on November 5th at 7:00 p.m. and at the Northern Human <br />Services Center on November 6th at 7:00 p.m. <br />To kick off the "One Community-One Boak" effort, they will be reading the book as a <br />community. The Commission will have copies of the book as well as the libraries and <br />bookstores. The book, Summer Snow, is by a local writer, Trudier Harris Lopez. The venues <br />for discussion are yet to be determined. The kickoff is December 1St <br />c. Upper Neuse River Basin Association's (UNRBA) Upper Neuse Watershed <br />Management Plan (originally 10-a} <br />The Board received a report from Mr. Chris Dreps of the Upper Neuse River Basin <br />Association (UNRBA) on the Upper Neuse Watershed Management Plan and the <br />recommendations for the portion of Orange County that lies within the Neuse River Basin. <br />Planning Director Craig Benedict said this organization has been put together by the <br />State and the regional governments in the Upper Neuse River Basin. They have been working <br />on water quality issues. <br />Executive Director Chris Dreps gave a PowerPoint presentation. He said that most <br />of the strategies include all of the six counties in the Upper Neuse River Basin Association. He <br />gave a history of the UNRBA. In 1999, the State appropriated $300,000 to create the <br />Watershed Management Plan. In April 2003 the management plan was unanimously accepted <br />by the Board of Directors for consideration by local governments. The major goals of the plan <br />are to protect water quality and aquatic habitat. The plan will not be implemented until each <br />local government implements the recommendations in the plan. <br />Drinking Water Quality Impacts: <br />• Chlorophyll a targets set by water supply managers <br />Existing regulations barely adequate to meet targets through 2025 <br />Low build out exceeds targets for most watersheds <br />• High build out exceeds targets for all watersheds except Falls Lake intake <br />