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6 1 were to make it more affordable and find ways to ensure that lower and middle income people 2 could take advantage of those opportunities. 3 Commissioner Dorosin said he was encouraged to see that the Commission for the 4 Environment advocated for the half cent sales tax referendum. He noted the conservation focus 5 and asked if the board talked about environmental justice and the impacts for low wealth and 6 communities of color. He mentioned the issues of solid waste and access to services. He 7 questioned whether this was out of the scope of the Commission for the Environment. 8 David Neal said those issues are not beyond their scope. The Commission for the 9 Environment currently has three vacancies and a priority is to get more diversity and better 10 representation of minorities in Orange County on the board. 11 Chair Jacobs said that, given the ten minute time frame to present the entire work plan 12 for the year, this memo would have been better presented in a different forum. 13 David Neal noted that the topic in the memo is a high priority issue. 14 15 Historic Preservation Commission ( HPC) — Todd Dickinson, Chair, and Peter Sandbeck, 16 Cultural Resources Specialist 17 18 Todd Dickinson introduced himself and Peter Sandbeck. Reference was made to the 19 2013 goals- -Action Agenda 1 page 25 20 - The HPC expects to continue working with the Hillsborough Historic District 21 Commission and the County Attorney on an approach for handling the further protection of 22 historic sites in the Town's extra-territorial jurisdiction 23 - The HPC will remain active in advising the County in the care and repair of its historic 24 buildings and offer suggestion on potential new used for buildings that outlived their original 25 purpose 26 - The HPC will monitor the findings of an archaeological survey (Phase 11) of the 27 County's Hollow Rock/New Hope Creek Preserve property and advise the County on how it 28 might use this information to interpret the history of land use at this location. 29 There is a move to get their files on the web. There is also a concern with helping the 30 historic homes in the areas and specific green historic preservation homes. He noted that there 31 is nothing greener than slightly modifying historic structures to make them more energy 32 efficient. This is much more efficient than tearing them down and starting fresh. 33 Peter Sandbeck said as a certified local government they get to apply for federal grant 34 funds. A $15,000 grant was given to them to do conduct an archaeological study at Hollow 35 Rock. This follows up on a productive study done in 2008 where some important Indian sites 36 were identified on that property, as well as some historic period sites. Since there is a low 37 impact trail and parking area being developed, it is important to make sure they are being good 38 custodians of the property. Excavation and exploration has been done and good evidence of 39 Native American occupation of the site has been found. Mr. Sandbeck said this is an important 40 historic site for the area and for the state and there is a good opportunity for further excavation 41 and education there. 42 Chair Jacobs asked, with regard to green building in relation to existing historic 43 structures, has there been cooperation with Durham Tech. He noted that they have a 44 sustainability program and building classes. They have little connection to the historic 45 preservation community but he believes they are open to it. 46 Chair Jacobs noted they have two or three items in their report that reference 47 Hillsborough and that the Board of County Commissioners is meeting with the Town of 48 Hillsborough in February. He suggested that they bring forward anything about the 49 archeological digs, etc prior to that meeting. He said there is already time on the agenda for