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20 1 • Potential mutual aid agreement for vehicle maintenance at nearest "local government" 2 maintenance facility 3 — fuel and time savings associated with reduced driving distance to nearest facility 4 — especially valuable during periods of inclement weather 5 6 Wayne Fenton said the relocation of Orange Public Transportation falls in line with the 7 Board's guidance on space use to get rid of leased facilities and own facilities. 8 Commissioner McKee asked if there has been any discussion on cross governmental 9 cooperation on the initiative for vehicle maintenance at the nearest maintenance facility. 10 Wayne Fenton said yes. He said local government includes the towns. He said this 11 initiative would be especially valuable during inclement weather periods. 12 Commissioner Gordon asked about the slide referencing the Southern Human Services 13 Center master plan. She asked if the plan will avoid future building footprints when placing 14 geothermal wells. She asked that this be considered when planning. 15 Wayne Fenton said one of the beautiful parts of having this at the beginning of the 16 process is the ability to incorporate it with overall planning. He said potential building pads can 17 be avoided. 18 Commissioner Gordon applauded this effort. 19 Chair Jacobs said he is glad to see that there will be a sustainability coordinator. He 20 said this is a great total package, but he has a few concerns. 21 He said there are still faucets at the Central Orange Senior Center that run for 30 22 seconds, and he has asked about this twice before. He said this is not a way to have water 23 efficiency. 24 Chair Jacobs said, despite the fact that it has been stated, it still does not seem to be 25 the County policy to avoid using Styrofoam and plastic ware. He said this is the policy, and he 26 would like to make sure that people follow it. 27 Chair Jacobs said he hopes to be able to talk to the new sheriff about using local foods 28 in the jail kitchen. 29 30 3. State of the Environment 2014/ Environmental Summit 31 Rich Shaw said this will be the 5th edition of the State of the Environment Report. He 32 said this is being developed by the CfE with staff help. He said this will be done next month 33 and unveiled at the environmental summit on May 30th 34 He said this report will outline the health of the environment with regard to air resources, 35 water resources, and land resources. He said the format of the reports has stayed constant, 36 but there are improvements each time. 37 He said the summit will be held on May 31 from 9:30am-noon at the Maple View 38 Agricultural Environmental Center. 39 40 4. Next Steps - Strategic Communications Plan 41 Chair Jacobs suggested that the Board ask questions about this item to the individual 42 department heads, instead of having a presentation. 43 Michael Talbert said on January 31, 2014 the Board held a Retreat and discussed the 44 need for an Orange County Strategic Communications Plan. He said as he looked at plans he 45 considered three previous failed strategic technology plans, and these were all staff generated 46 plans. He did not think staff could do justice and bring something that would work for the entire 47 Board. He said he put together a three step process that he hopes the Board will like. He said 48 the Manager-appointed Communications Plan Committee met to discuss how the County could 49 move forward with a Strategic Communications Plan and the following questions were raised: 50