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25 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Purpose and Background <br /> 3 To receive updates from multiple County departments on sustainability initiatives, <br /> 4 including: <br /> 5 o Environmental Responsibility in County Government (ERG) goal <br /> 6 o FY 14 Utility and Fuel Scorecard <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Sustainability Activities Across the County <br /> 9 • Dept. of the Environment, Ag., Parks & Recreation <br /> 10 — David Stancil <br /> 11 • Information Technologies <br /> 12 — Jim Northrup <br /> 13 • Planning, Inspections, Orange Public Transit <br /> 14 — Craig Benedict <br /> 15 • Solid Waste <br /> 16 — Blair Pollock <br /> 17 • Asset Management Services <br /> 18 — Brennan Bouma <br /> 19 <br /> 20 David Stancil presented this portion of the PowerPoint: <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks & Recreation (DEAPR) <br /> 23 Conserving and managing the natural and cultural resources of Orange County <br /> 24 <br /> 25 State of Environment Report 2014 <br /> 26 • State of the Environment (SOE) Reports prepared every 4-5 years <br /> 27 • Uses trends, indicators and benchmarks to assess 23 environmental indicators <br /> 28 • Indicators assessed status and trend <br /> 29 • 14 of 19 indicators show good or fair status <br /> 30 • Critical and emerging issues addressed <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Orange County Environmental Summit <br /> 33 • Held October 2014 - Maple View Education Center <br /> 34 • Presentation of SOE 2014 Report <br /> 35 • Guest Speakers on <br /> 36 — Invasive Species (Johnny Randall) <br /> 37 — Future of Jordan Lake (Don Francisco), and <br /> 38 — "Lessons from the Land" <br /> 39 (Dr. Norm Christenson, keynote) <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Environment and Nature Education <br /> 42 • Continue to offer series of environmental education and nature programs <br /> 43 • High interest expressed in P&R Master Plan <br /> 44 • Programs include: <br /> 45 — Little River Nature Programs <br /> 46 — Farm to Table Event <br /> 47 — "Earth Evening" <br /> 48 — Arbor Day Celebrations and <br />