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45 <br />NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Agricultural Preservation Board <br />Report Period: 2012 <br />Lands Legacy Action Plan (Goal 8). <br /> <br />If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advi <br />Board involved in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation proces <br />please indicate your board’s activities/accomplishments as they <br />to the Comprehensive Plan’s goals or objectives. <br />(The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, <br />Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission <br />Preservation Board, Affordable Housing Board, ) <br />Parks and Recreation Council <br /> <br />The APB has continued to advocate for the Agricultural Support E <br />project, to help promote agricultural economic development and a <br />entrepreneurialism (Goal 2, Objective AG-1). <br /> <br />The APB promotes, reviews and recommends Voluntary Agricultural <br />Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts (Goal 2 Objective AG-1 <br />Objective AG-9). <br /> <br />The APB promotes efforts to increase purchase and consumption of <br />(Goal 2, Objective AG-3; Goal 3, Objective AG-7). <br /> <br />Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry o <br />as they relate to established BOCC goals and priorities. <br />If applicable, is there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff ti <br />resources) associated with these proposed activities (please lis <br /> <br /> Review and possible revisions to the Voluntary Farmland protect <br />· <br />ordinance as per changes to NC General Statutes <br /> Assist with the 2013 Agricultural Summit <br />· <br /> Explore possible Rural Orange Oral History Project with Orange <br />· <br />Library (funding possibly via Library) <br />th <br /> Assisting with possible Farm-to-Table Event for 4 <br />-grade students in fall <br />· <br />2013 (staff time and funds within DEAPR proposed budget) <br /> Continuing to promote and recommend Voluntary Agricultural Dist <br />· <br />Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural Districts <br /> Assist with the implementation of the 10% Campaign to promote l <br />· <br />purchasing within County government and among residents. <br /> Working with the Planning Department on Conditional Use Zoning <br />· <br />Support Enterprises) effort. <br /> Coordination with Animal Services Advisory Board on ordinance <br />· <br />provisions. Discussion of possible revisions to Animal Control O <br />that impact agricultural operations. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />