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5 <br /> 1 • Incorporate severe weather threats into their hazard mitigation and emergency response <br /> 2 plans. <br /> 3 • Establish a 24-hour Warning Point and Emergency Operations Center. <br /> 4 • Establish multiple ways to receive severe weather warnings and forecasts and to alert the <br /> 5 public. <br /> 6 • Create a system that monitors weather conditions locally. <br /> 7 • Promote the importance of public readiness through community seminars, severe weather <br /> 8 spotter training and by conducting emergency exercises. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 He said the NWS has designated Orange County as a Storm Ready County, and this is <br /> 11 a result of their dedication in Orange County. He said this would help prepare the Orange <br /> 12 County Community. <br /> 13 Commissioner Rich thanked Josh Hollingsworth and Kirby Saunders for their hard work, <br /> 14 and for using Social Media to promote and educate. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 e. Orange County Resolution of Support for Small Solar <br /> 17 The Board considered approving the resolution of support for small-scale residential <br /> 18 solar installations in Orange County, and authorizing the Chair to sign the resolution. <br /> 19 Chair McKee said past Commissioner John Hartwell brought this proclamation forth. <br /> 20 John Hartwell said this is a rare and needed opportunity to better the community. <br /> 21 He said when he went to get his permit for Orange County for this solar array; he was <br /> 22 not very well received. He said this is not how it should be. <br /> 23 He said with the adoption of this resolution, Orange County residents will be <br /> 24 empowered, and the staff will be receptive to other residents wanting permits. <br /> 25 John Hartwell read the resolution: <br /> 26 <br /> 27 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 28 Resolution of Support for Small Solar <br /> 29 <br /> 30 WHEREAS, the widespread adoption of solar technology would reduce the necessity to build <br /> 31 additional nuclear or fossil-fuel generating plants with their attendant problems; and <br /> 32 WHEREAS, the County has endorsed the development of a pilot solar photovoltaic system <br /> 33 within its own County facilities; and <br /> 34 WHEREAS, the County's 2030 Comprehensive Plan establishes several goals and objectives <br /> 35 encouraging the development of alternative energy sources in accordance with applicable land <br /> 36 use regulations; and <br /> 37 WHEREAS, the price of small residential solar voltaic arrays has recently fallen and kits <br /> 38 containing all of the necessary electrical components have become readily available, and <br /> 39 WHEREAS, recent local efforts to promote the development of small residential solar have <br /> 40 been successful, including the Solarize Orange project which has resulted in new solar <br /> 41 installations on over 150 homes and small businesses across Orange County in 2014 and <br /> 42 2015; and <br /> 43 WHEREAS, the average residential solar array installed in Orange County over the past 2 <br /> 44 years is approximately 5 kilowatts, and solar installations up to 20 kilowatts are allowed as an <br /> 45 accessory use for a residential property; and <br /> 46 WHEREAS, Orange County has previously adopted comprehensive land use regulations in <br /> 47 order to distinguish the permit submittal and review process for small residential solar projects <br /> 48 and large, commercial, solar utility operations in an effort to further promote the development of <br /> 49 small residential solar facilities; and <br />