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5 <br /> 1 Gail Hughes noted that the slide for the Parker Farm should reflect the inclusion of 30 to <br /> 2 40 acres of woodland tracts. <br /> 3 Chair Jacobs thanked the families present for their attendance at the meeting. <br /> 4 Commissioner Price noted a discrepancy in the numbers. <br /> 5 Gail Hughes said this is likely just a result of rounding. She will get this clarified. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier for <br /> 8 the Board to certify the nine (9) farm properties noted above totaling 514.52 acres (VAD) and <br /> 9 266.48 acres (EVAD) as denoted in the attached documentation as qualifying farmland, and <br /> 10 designate them as a Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District farm within the Cedar <br /> 11 Grove, Caldwell, Schley/Eno, and White Cross Voluntary Agricultural Districts; and enroll the <br /> 12 lands in the Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) and the Enhanced Voluntary <br /> 13 Agricultural District (EVAD) programs. With approval of these additional acres, the Orange <br /> 14 County Voluntary Agricultural District Program will have enrolled 47 farms, totaling 6,046 acres <br /> 15 in the VAD and 877 acres in the EVAD for a total of 6,923 acres (rounded). <br /> 16 <br /> 17 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Chair Jacobs expressed his appreciation for the agricultural community and their <br /> 20 participation in this program. <br /> 21 Gail Hughes said she had double checked her numbers and there were some acres on <br /> 22 revisions that had been double counted. She said the approved acres are correct. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 b. Resolution Recognizing Judd Edeburn for his Work with Duke Forest <br /> 25 The Board considered a resolution recognizing Judson "Judd" Edeburn for his work with <br /> 26 Duke Forest, especially portions within Orange County and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Chair Jacobs read the resolution as follows: <br /> 29 <br /> 30 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 31 <br /> 32 RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING JUDD EDEBURN FOR HIS WORK WITH DUKE FOREST <br /> 33 <br /> 34 WHEREAS, Judson "Judd" Edeburn started working as the Resource Manager for Duke Forest <br /> 35 in 1978, and Duke Forest is located in portions of Durham, Orange and Alamance <br /> 36 counties; and, <br /> 37 <br /> 38 WHEREAS, Duke University is the largest property owner in Orange County due to the <br /> 39 presence of Duke Forest; and, <br /> 40 <br /> 41 WHEREAS, Duke Forest anchors the Rural Buffer, a land use creation that protects open <br /> 42 space and sensitive natural resources in southern Orange County; and, <br /> 43 <br /> 44 WHEREAS, Duke Forest has evolved to a teaching and research laboratory, has grown to over <br /> 45 7,000 acres with sections registered as a North Carolina Natural Heritage Site, <br /> 46 and has hosted an estimated 164,000 visitors in a single year; and, <br /> 47 <br /> 48 WHEREAS, Edeburn's commitment to land conservation helped to facilitate Orange County's <br /> 49 purchase of portions of Duke Forest no longer needed by the University including <br />