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8 <br />1 <br />-designate the properties as a Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District <br />2 <br />farm within the Caldwell, Cane Creek/Buckhorn, Schley/Eno, and Cedar Grove <br />3 <br />Voluntary Agricultural Districts; <br />4 <br />-and enroll the lands in the Orange County Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD) and the <br />5 <br />Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (EVAD) programs. <br />6 <br />Requesting approval from Commissioners to accept seven (7) farms into the program. <br />7 <br />589acres* in the Voluntary Agricultural District <br />8 <br />30acres* in the Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District <br />9 <br />10 <br />Total of acres in bothprograms= 619 acres* <br />11 <br />* = rounded acres <br />12 <br />13 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />14 <br />15 <br />b.Fire Chief’s Association Update <br />16 <br />The Board receivedthe annual Fire Chiefs Association update, whichaddressedthe <br />17 <br />topics of communications, volunteers, training needs, and relationship with Durham Technical <br />18 <br />Community College. <br />19 <br />Susanna Williams, Carrboro Fire Chief and President of the Fire Chief’s Association, <br />20 <br />made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br />21 <br />22 <br />Fire Chiefs’ Association <br />23 <br />2017 Orange County board of county commissioners Presentation <br />24 <br />25 <br />Fire Rescue Departments’ Activities <br />26 <br />27 <br />Fire rescue department activities FY 16-17-graph <br />28 <br />29 <br />Firerescue department activities FY 16-17-graph <br />30 <br />31 <br />Training <br />32 <br />33 <br />Firerescue department activities FY 16-17-graph <br />34 <br />35 <br />Training –need continued support <br />36 <br />Training conducted in-house -limited <br />37 <br />Lack of facilities & equipment <br />o <br />38 <br />Send personnel out of county <br />39 <br />Impacts: <br />o <br />40 <br />Budgets <br />41 <br />Crew integrity <br />42 <br />Equipment familiarization <br />43 <br />Joint Training Center Committee –RFP Consultant <br />44 <br />Created subcommittee –research grants / regional partners <br />o <br />45 <br />Thank you Commissioners Burroughs & McKee <br />o <br />46 <br />Durham Technical Community College <br />47 <br />Relationship progress <br />o <br />48 <br />Continue to keep the lines of communication open <br />o <br />49 <br />Slightly more responsive <br />o <br />50 <br />No local fire academy <br />o <br /> <br />