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Community and Environment Non- Departmentals - continued Partnership for Development and Infrastructure $2,500 The mission of the Partnership, which is an advisory committee of the Triangle J Council of Governments, is to bring together community and regional partners to work on long -term, regional strategies for the development and conservation of land, infrastructure to support development and improved mobility. A BOCC member is on the committee and the Planning Department serves as a supporting liaison. Piedmont Conservation Council (PCC) $2,000 Originally set up by the USDA as part of a national network of Resource and Development Councils, PCC leverages people and resources for innovative projects that promote conservation and sustainable communities. The PCC Council is comprised of three representatives from Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph, Rockingham, and Wake Counties. These Council members provide technical expertise and local connections, as well as identify new Council initiatives. Each county also has a member that serves on the Executive Board that makes regular business decisions and oversees the daily operations of PCC. Piedmont Food and Processing Center $10,400 One -time allocation to support the center's first year as an independent entity, in FY 2013 -14. Research Triangle Regional Partnership $20,367 The Research Triangle Regional Partnership is a partnership organization consisting of seven counties in the Triangle Region. The organization's mission is to market the region for the economic benefit of its communities. The Partnership concentrates its marketing on the following industries: information technology, biotechnology /pharmaceuticals, warehousing /distribution, automotive manufacturing, and plastics. Rural Planning Organization (RPO) $8,000 The State of North Carolina created the Rural Planning Organization (RPO) in order to review, analyze and recommend planning and improvements to rural area transportation networks. Triangle J Council of Governments is the lead agency to coordinate a multi- county rural region adjacent to the Durham /Chapel Hill Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), which handles more urban issues. Orange County's membership in the RPO requires one commissioner, the county manager (or a designee), and the transportation planner to be participating members. Triangle J Council of Government (TJCOG) - Water Supply $13,119 Monitoring Project The greater Research Triangle Area is a six - county region within the upper Cape Fear and upper Neuse River Basins in North Carolina. Two multipurpose reservoirs, eight smaller reservoirs, and six rivers supply water for the 30 municipalities in the area. Because of this reliance on surface water for water supply and the potential impact of growth on the quality of the region's water supply sources, local governments in the region recognize that water - quality monitoring is crucial to the protection of the Triangle Area's surface -water resources. With assistance from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Project has collected and analyzed water - quality samples from reservoirs and streams and collected continuous discharge record from streams in the study area for more than 20 years. The Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project was established to provide local governments with water - quality and stream flow data that could be used to protect and monitor the area's surface -water supplies. Specific goals of the Project are to: Wit'l