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BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) <br />GOALS — 2015 UPDATE <br />FOR DISCUSSIONS PURPOSES <br />N <br />GOALS/PRIORITIES <br />ONGOING EFFORTS <br />SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS <br />recycling services and waste reduction <br />FY 13 -14 thus further reducing resource <br />education to foster environmental protection by <br />consumption by promoting and developing <br />conserving resources, properly managing <br />more waste reduction and recycling efforts. <br />hazardous materials, meeting or exceeding all <br />landfill regulations /standards, and reducing <br />pollution through use of recycled materials and <br />composting. <br />Aging Services <br />Aging Services <br />• Work with other county departments to <br />• Implemented the use of ceramic dishes, <br />implement a countywide process of using bio- <br />glassware and cloth napkins in the daily <br />degradable plates and utensils for events as <br />lunch program at the senior centers over 5 <br />well. <br />years ago. <br />Asset Management Services (AMS) <br />Asset Management Services (AMS) <br />• Worked closely with DEAPR & Solid Waste to <br />• AMS has developed utility, fuel and water <br />begin implementing the approved <br />conservation goals and a related <br />Environmental Responsibility Goals. <br />"scorecard" system to measure results that <br />• The Orange County Sustainability Coordinator <br />will collaborate between County departments <br />are easily communicated to the BOCC <br />each year; these goals are related to the <br />and outside agencies to ensure the <br />Utility, Fuel and Water Conservation <br />implementation and education of the goal sets. <br />Policies approved by the BOCC in 2006. <br />• AMS is updated the Utility, Fuel & Water <br />policies for action by the BOCC during the <br />spring of 2013. <br />Department of Environmental, Agricultural, Parks, <br />Department of Environmental, Agricultural, <br />and Recreation (DEAPR) <br />Parks, and Recreation (DEAPR) <br />• With the help of the new Sustainability <br />• The Commission for the Environment has <br />Coordinator, the Environmental Stewardship <br />presented findings and recommendations to <br />Action Committee and Environmental Resource <br />BOCC on selected environmental issues <br />Steering Committee will have additional <br />(e.g., incentives for energy - efficient <br />support to help implement the Environmental <br />construction and renovation; diverting <br />Responsibility Goal and to institutionalize <br />more food waste from the solid waste <br />environmentally - responsible and sustainable <br />stream; increase efforts to collect data <br />practices within County government. <br />about surface and groundwater quality and <br />