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2 Sassaman asked the ad hoc summit committee to develop a draft program for the event. He asked Shaw to provide example materials from the 2009 summit for consideration. CFE members agreed to begin the meeting at 9:30 a.m. with refreshments and displays, start the presentations at 10:00 a.m., and end the summit by 12 noon. Hintz suggested having note cards for members of the audience to ask questions on any topic. CFE members agreed on a panel format, and that speakers be limited to a reasonable length of time and that that all be communicated and agreed upon in advance. Sassaman asked if staff could present an overview of the State of the Environment report, noting that David Stancil performed that duty in 2009. He asked staff to invite BOCC members to participate and to send a “save the date” notice to elected officials, advisory boards, the media, and others that were informed prior to the previous summits. VI. State of the Environment 2014 – Shaw reported on the status of the report, including a summary of the changes made with help from CFE members since the February meeting. He thanked those who had provided comments on the various sections. Shaw handed out copies of Draft #7 of the report and referred CFE members to a staff memo (Attachment 6) that listed things that still needed to be done to complete each section of the report. Shaw asked each committee to identify “critical issues” and specific recommendations to highlight at the front of the report. Ray reported on the work she had done to develop better symbols to convey the status and trend for each environmental indicator. She asked those members who had previewed her different concepts prior to the meeting what they thought about the styles. She also passed around different samples for those who had not previewed the work. CFE members chose the image of a graduated dial, or meter reading, to convey status. Neal noted it was difficult to convey information on both the status and trend in such an abbreviated manner. He suggested showing only the status as Good, Fair, or Poor. Other members suggested including some wording to convey trends, such as “declining,” “improving,” or “no change.” Becker noted that the trends for some environmental indicators cannot be characterized so simply. CFE members agreed to use the term “uncertain” in those cases. Ray said she would prepare a new template based on the discussion and provide to CFE members and staff by March 31. Sassaman asked CFE members to communicate with their respective committees and decide on what issues and recommendations to highlight in the report. He asked that comments to staff be provided by March 31 so that a final draft could be distributed for review before the April 14 meeting. VII. Committee Meetings – The committees did not meet. VIII. Updates and Information Items – Information on the following subjects was included in the meeting materials and selected items were summarized by staff: a) the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Work Group proposal, b) a solar array project in Rougemont, c) wildlife pest problems, d) the Dan River coal ash spill, and e) climate change. IX. Adjournment – Sassaman adjourned the meeting at 9:30 pm. Summary by Rich Shaw, DEAPR Staff