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2 <br />3 DRAFT <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />Attachment 2 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />JOINT MEETING WITH COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT <br />October 14, 2014 <br />5:30 p.m. <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a joint meeting with the <br />Commission for the Environment on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. at the Whitted <br />Building in Hillsborough, N.C. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, <br />Alice M. Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price, and Penny Rich <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Assistant County Manager <br />Clarence Grier, Cheryl Young and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will <br />be identified appropriately below) <br />COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Jan Sassaman, Vice <br />Chair Loren Hintz and members May Becker, Peter Cada, Steve Niezgoda, Jeanette O'Connor, <br />David Neal, Rebecca Ray and Donna Lee Jones <br />COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT MEMBERS ABSENT: William Newby, Lydia <br />Wegman, Clifford Leath, David Welch, Gary Saunders, <br />DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE AND PARKS AND RECREATION <br />(DEAPR) STAFF PRESENT: Dave Stancil, Rich Shaw and Tom Davis <br />Welcome /Introductions and Opening Remarks <br />Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 5:43 p.m. <br />Jan Sassaman said this is an auspicious time to get together with the Board of County <br />Commissioners, as the Commission for the Environment (CfE) presented the 5th edition of the <br />State of the Environment report last weekend. He said he would like to get the Board of County <br />Commissioners' feedback on this. <br />Introductions were made. <br />Chair Jacobs said the fact that the Board has not previously met with the CfE does not <br />diminish their importance to the County. <br />38 1. Orange County State of the Environment 2014 Report (Attachment 1) <br />39 Jan Sassaman said this report was given on this past Saturday at their Summit. He said <br />40 this report has come a long way in its evolution, and he showed a comparison of the first report <br />41 to the current one. He noted that as of this weekend the report is online. <br />42 Jan Sassaman said this edition of the report is dedicated to Commissioner Gordon, who <br />43 has served Orange County for 24 years as a County Commissioner. He expressed <br />44 appreciation for Commissioner Gordon and said the CfE owes their existence to her, as she <br />45 played an integral part in its creation. He said she also played an integral part in creating the <br />46 Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR). <br />47 Commissioner Dorosin arrived at 5:50 p.m. <br />48 Jan Sassaman said the report is included in attachment 1, and it raises many critical <br />49 issues. He said the report is divided into sections that highlight different areas. He reviewed <br />50 the following issues as outlined in the abstract materials: <br />