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POSITION NAME SPECIAL EXPIRATION <br /> NO. REPRESENTATIVE DATE <br /> 4 Ms. Ann Wilkerson At-Large Citizen (BOCC 06/30/2017 <br /> Appointee) <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> c. Oranqe County Parks and Recreation Council —Appointment <br /> The Board was to consider making an appointment to the Orange County Parks and <br /> Recreation Council. <br /> DEFERRED <br /> This item was deferred until after the planned retreat discussion regarding certain <br /> appointment policies and procedures. <br /> d. Oranqe Unified Transportation Board —Appointments <br /> The Board considered making appointments to the Orange Unified Transportation <br /> Board. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to <br /> appoint the following: <br /> POSITION NO. NAME SPECIAL EXPIRATION DATE <br /> REPRESENTATIVE <br /> 3 Ed Vaughn At-Large Cedar Grove 09/30/2017 <br /> Township <br /> 6 Mr. Brantley Wells-First At-Large Hillsborough 09/30/2017 <br /> full term Township <br /> 8 Art Menius At-Large Economic 09/30/2017 <br /> Development <br /> 9 James Ellis At-Large Planning 09/30/2017 <br /> 11 Heidi Perov At-Large Bicycle 09/30/2017 <br /> Transportation <br /> 12 Tom Manguson At-Large Pedestrian Access 09/30/2017 <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 12. Board Comments <br /> Commissioner Gordon stated that during a Board of County Commissioners' (BOCC) <br /> meeting on October 14, references were made to the formation of a separate department for <br /> the environment. She provided a handout regarding the creation of the Environment and <br /> Resource Conservation Department (now called the Department of Environment, Agriculture, <br /> Parks and Recreation) and the Comprehensive Resource Conservation Program (now called <br /> the Lands Legacy Program). This land acquisition program was proposed as a major task for <br /> the new environmental department. <br /> The seven page handout first showed the agenda abstract for the June 22, 1998 <br /> meeting at which the new department was formed, followed by a memorandum from <br /> Commissioner Gordon dated May 25, 1998 which outlined the proposal for the new <br /> department. Following that, there was a second memorandum from her, also dated May 25, <br />