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AGENDA <br />Commission for the Environment <br />May 11, 2015 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />Richard Whitted Meeting Facility (Room 250) <br />300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough <br />Time Item Title <br />7:30 I. Call to Order <br />7:32 II. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br />7:35 III. <br />Approval of Minutes — April 13 (Attachment 1) <br />7:40 IV. <br />Proposed Amendments to Impervious Surface Rules <br />The CFE will review the April presentation and discussion of draft amendments to the County's <br />rules that limit the amount of impervious surfaces on a property, and consider submitting <br />comments to the Planning Board and BOCC. (Attachments 2 -3) <br />8:15 V. <br />Environmental Justice <br />Sharon Beard and Chip Hughes (both with National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) <br />will provide an overview of environmental justice issues for CFE consideration and for potential <br />future inclusion in the State of the Environment report. (Attachments 4 -5) <br />9:00 VI. <br />Updates and Information Items <br />Staff and /or CFE members will provide updates on the following items: <br />➢ Earth Evening (Attachment 6) <br />➢ CFE news article — Hydrilla in the Eno River (Attachment 7) <br />➢ Hydrilla management in the Eno River (Attachment 8) <br />➢ Solid waste recycling program funding plan (Attachment 9) <br />➢ Orange County solar development initiative (Attachment 10) <br />➢ Potential County bond referendum (Attachment 11) <br />➢ Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools awarded a Green Ribbon (Attachment 12) <br />➢ Regulatory Reform Act of 2015 — HB 760 (Attachment 13) <br />➢ The Nature of Orange photo contest (Attachment 14) <br />➢ Environmental Summit Keynote Presentation by Norm Christensen (Attachment 15) <br />9:20 VII. Adjournment <br />Nextmeeting; June 8 (Solid Waste Admin. Building — Chapel Hill) <br />- Green building incentives <br />July (No Meeting) <br />