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21 REPRESENTATIVE 3Ed VaughnAt-Large Cedar Grove 09/30/2017 Township 6Mr. Brantley Wells-First At-Large Hillsborough 09/30/2017 full term Township 8Art MeniusAt-Large Economic 09/30/2017 Development 9James EllisAt-Large Planning09/30/2017 11Heidi PerovAt-Large Bicycle 09/30/2017 Transportation 12Tom MangusonAt-Large Pedestrian Access09/30/2017 1 2 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 3 4 12.Board Comments 5 Commissioner Gordon stated that during a Board of County Commissioners’(BOCC) 6 meeting on October 14, references were made to the formation of a separate department for 7 the environment. She providedahandoutregarding the creation of the Environment and 8 Resource Conservation Department (now called the Department of Environment, Agriculture, 9 Parks and Recreation) and the Comprehensive Resource Conservation Program (now called 10 the Lands Legacy Program).This land acquisition program was proposed as a major task for 11 the new environmental department. 12 The seven page handout first showed the agenda abstract for the June 22, 1998 13 meeting at which the new department was formed, followed bya memorandum from 14 Commissioner Gordon dated May 25, 1998 which outlinedthe proposal for the new department. 15 Following that, there was a second memorandum from her, also dated May 25, 1998 which 16 proposed the creation of the Comprehensive Resource Conservation Program (Lands Legacy 17 Program). 18 Finally,the last page of the handout provided excerpts of minutes from two BOCC 19 meetings. At the first meeting on May 26, 1998, there was a report that discussed the 20 proposed department. At the second meeting on June 22, 1998, the Commissioners voted 3-2 21 to establish the new department, and to implement the new land acquisition program. In 22 summary, the first six pages of the handout gave the agenda abstract and supporting 23 background material for the second meetingon June 22, 1998. 24 Commissioner Gordon noted that the result of the 3-2 vote on June 22, 1998 was that 25 thenew department and new Lands Legacy Program were created, and environmental 26 protection and resource conservation became a separate function of Orange County 27 government. To date, the County has protected over 3000 acres of the County’s most 28 importantnatural and cultural resources through the Lands Legacy Program. 29 This handout is on file in the Clerk’s office and is hereby incorporated by referenceinto 30 these minutes. 31 Commissioner Gordon said she and Commissioner Pelissier attended the NC 32 Association of County Commissioners (NCACC)Environmental Steering Committee,and two of 33 the top five goals approvedwere from Orange County. 34 Commissioner Gordon said the Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning 35 Organization (DCHC MPO)held a Board meeting,and there were several interesting items. 36 She said these included a presentation on the complete streets policy and the comprehensive 37 transportationplan update.