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12 1 Bob Marotto said that bears on whether there is implied consent to enter the property, 2 and it would indicate that there is not consent when people are soliciting, but it might not apply 3 to a neighbor entering the property. 4 Commissioner Gordon said it sounds like "no trespassing" is stronger. 5 Commissioner Rich said this was very informative, and she feels that the board heard 6 the Commissioner's comments and applied the fixes. 7 Commissioner Pelissier echoed what Commissioner Rich said. She said a lot of work 8 has gone into this and the concerns have been addressed. She also thinks the chart should go 9 into the ordinance. 10 Commissioner McKee said he appreciated the ASAB incorporating some of their 11 comments and concerns. 12 Chair Jacobs said it sounds like there is consensus on 3 of the 4 items, and there is 13 work to be done on the appeals process. He said the Board appreciated the effort that has 14 been put into getting this right. 15 16 3. Energy and Environmental Updates —CFE Renewable Energy Work Group; 17 Environmental Responsibility; State of the Environment 2014 18 David Neal said this started when the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) received 19 a letter from NC WARN recommending Orange County form an Alternative Energy Task Force. 20 The BOCC referred this request to the Commission for the Environment (CfE) to consider the 21 issues and report back to the BOCC, and CfE took this and proposed a workgroup that would 22 be focused on both efficiency and renewable energy. 23 He applauded the County for its leadership in making its buildings more energy efficient. 24 He said the question now is how to take the lessons learned and get them out to the community 25 to help businesses save on their energy bills. He would like to get the Board of County 26 Commissioners' feedback to take back to the CfE. He said the hope is to make Orange County 27 a leader in this effort and make this an engine of economic development in the County. 28 Commissioner Gordon applauded the efforts to attack this issue. She asked how this 29 would work within the CfE and whether the committee would be the organizer or convener. 30 David Neal said the CfE as a whole would be the convener to invite people for 31 discussions and partner with local entities. He said the group would also find out if there was 32 anything in the current policies that would impede issues. 33 Commissioner Gordon said the present committee would act as a host and liaison to 34 CfE. She asked in terms of staffing, whether there would be separate meetings of the work 35 group and whether AMS could help staff it. She said the Department of Environment, 36 Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) has a lot of work to do, and the department might 37 not have enough staff. She thinks a coordinated effort would be helpful. She suggested a 38 possible standing work group and trying out different scenarios. 39 Commissioner Gordon asked Dave Stancil about the greenhouse gas emissions 40 initiative that got pushed aside because of a lack of resources. She asked if this could 41 somehow be folded in or taken up again. 42 Dave Stancil said this is a related topic. He said the County did do an inventory and 43 forecast of greenhouse gas emissions along with Chapel Hill and Carrboro several years ago. 44 He said one of the recommendations for next steps of this group is related to encouraging 45 energy efficiency and renewable energy in the community. He said a lot has been done in- 46 house, but the question how is how to take this to the community in outreach. 47 Rich Shaw said as it relates to staffing, the CfE meets every month, and he suggested 48 that every other meeting could be used to address issues like renewable energy. 49 David Neal said that would be a good plan so as to not overtask the staff.