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5 <br /> 1 Commissioner McKee said he was glad that OCS brought its revised figures forward. <br /> 2 He said the budget process is a partnership, and he is heartened to have these numbers in time <br /> 3 for further discussion. <br /> 4 Commissioner Burroughs had no comments. <br /> 5 Commissioner Jacobs said the Criminal Justice Advisory Council (CJAC) met last week, <br /> 6 and talked about creating a re-entry program in Orange County. <br /> 7 Commissioner Jacobs congratulated Susan Seahorn for becoming the new Orange <br /> 8 County Public Defender. <br /> 9 Commissioner Jacobs asked if David Stancil, Department of Agriculture, Environment, <br /> 10 Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) Director, could determine how much the City of Raleigh has <br /> 11 spent to protect its water supply in Orange County, and to provide a resolution thanking Raleigh, <br /> 12 and asking others to emulate this example set by the City of Raleigh. <br /> 13 Commissioner Rich had no comments. <br /> 14 Commissioner Marcoplos said he emailed a copy of a proposed resolution to be <br /> 15 considered by the Board at its June 20th meeting. He said it is related to climate change and the <br /> 16 reduction of methane admissions. <br /> 17 Commissioner Price said Ric Bruton of Cardinal Innovations reports that two group <br /> 18 homes that were scheduled to close will remain open. <br /> 19 Commissioner Price petitioned the Board to follow up with James Williams' request <br /> 20 about the School of Government jury commission study. <br /> 21 Commissioner McKee said he appreciated Commissioner Price for working with Cardinal <br /> 22 Innovations about the group homes. He said he would also keep in touch on the Person County <br /> 23 side. <br /> 24 Chair Dorosin said there was a groundbreaking for the Veteran's Memorial last week. <br /> 25 Chair Dorosin referred to the public comments made earlier this evening, and petitioned <br /> 26 for a follow up from DEAPR about the Mountains to Sea Trail (MTS). <br /> 27 <br /> 28 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> 29 <br /> 30 b. Voluntary and Enhanced Agricultural District Designation: Multiple Farms <br /> 31 The Board considered applications from ten (10) landowners/farms to certify qualifying <br /> 32 farmland within the Caldwell, Cane Creek/Buckhorn, White Cross, Cedar Grove, and <br /> 33 Schley/Eno Voluntary Agricultural Districts; and enroll and/or update ownership for the lands in <br /> 34 the Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD, 470 acres); and the Enhanced <br /> 35 Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD, 91 acres) programs. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 BACKGROUND: <br /> 38 Orange County's Voluntary Farmland Preservation Program was started in 1992. To date, there <br /> 39 are 78 farms totaling 9,320 acres in the Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) program, and 2,144 <br /> 40 acres in the Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) program, for a total of 11,464 <br /> 41 acres (rounded) in the program. The farms are described briefly below: <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Brief Farm Descriptions: <br /> 44 1) Owners Allen and Christine Green have submitted an application to enroll one (1) parcel of <br /> 45 land totaling 18.5 acres as qualifying farmland for the Voluntary Agricultural District program <br /> 46 (VAD) in the Cane Creek/Buckhorn Agricultural District. The farm operation includes organic <br /> 47 vegetable crops, pastureland, and managed woodland. This parcel is close to other parcels <br /> 48 owned by the Greens that are currently enrolled into the Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural <br /> 49 Program. The farm has been evaluated against each of the VAD certification requirement <br /> 50 standards and meets or exceeds all of the measures above. <br /> 51 <br />