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r 1 Orange County Board of County Commissioners Action Agenda Item No Action Agenda Item Abstract Meeting Date: October 21, 1997 Subject: Forest Service Contract Department Budget Office Public Hearing No Budget Amendment Needed No Attachment(s) Information Contact Agreement for the Protection Donna Dean ext. 2151 Development and Improvement of Telephone and Extension Number Forest Lands in Orange County Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 Purpose To approve the annual-:agreement between Orange County and the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community Development (DNRCD) to support the NC Forest Service in Orange County. Background This agreement will provide for the continued maintenance by the DNRCD (through the NC Forest Service) of the protection, development and improvement of forest lands in Orange County. The Forest Service is responsible for: • controlling forest fires in the County, • detecting and extinguishing fires that break out • investigating the origin of forest,woodland and field fires • enforcing State forest fire laws • taking preventative measures, educational and otherwise, as necessary, to prevent forest fires • developing and improving the forests through reforestation, promotion and practice of Forest Management practices. The Forest Service is supported by State funds, totaling 60 percent of their budget. For 1996-97 this amount equals $76,646. The County's share is 40 percent of the total, or $51,098. These funds have already been included in the approved 1997-98 budget. Recommendation The Manager recommends that the Board approve the annual agreement between Orange County and the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, and authorize the Chair to sign.