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AGENDA <br />Commission for the Environment <br />November 9, 2015 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />Orange County Solid Waste Administration Building <br />1207 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill <br />Time Item Title <br />7:30 I. Call to Order <br />7:32 II. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br />7:35 III. Approval of Minutes — October 12 (Attachment 1) <br />7:40 IV. Green Building Incentives <br />➢ Collaboration in Energy Conservation /Management (Attachment 6) <br />➢ Herbicides and pesticides used at County facilities (Attachment 7) <br />➢ CFE outreach / news articles (Attachment 8) <br />➢ Options for food waste diversion — Nov 4 public info session (Attachment 9) <br />➢ BOCC decision on Nov 2016 bond referendum (Attachment 10) <br />➢ McCrory signs HB 765 rules reform bill (Attachment 11) <br />➢ Former DENR Secretary comments on legislative changes (Attachment 12) <br />➢ OWASA biosolids management update (Attachment 13) <br />➢ Environmental Justice panel discussion - Nov 12 (Attachment 14) <br />➢ Industrial hemp becomes new legal crop in NC (Attachment 15) <br />9:15 IX. Adjournment <br />Nextmeeting; December 14 (Hillsborough) <br />Neal will present a draft resolution asking the BOCC to consider directing County staff to <br />develop green building incentives for commercial and large residential developments. <br />(Attachment 2) <br />8:00 V. <br />Falls Lake Rules Update <br />Davis will report on the Upper Neuse River Basin Association's ongoing efforts to improve the <br />Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy (Falls Lake Rules). (Attachment 3) <br />8:15 VI. <br />Annual Report and Work Plan (2015 -16) <br />Each year the BOCC asks its advisory boards to prepare a report of their activities, <br />accomplishments, new issues, and concerns for BOCC information. An initial draft report for <br />2015 -16 is attached for CFE consideration. The final report is due Dec 18. (Attachment 4) <br />8:30 VII. <br />Election of Officers <br />CFE members are scheduled to elect a new Chair and Vice -Chair for the upcoming year <br />in accordance with the CFE policies and procedures. (Attachment 5) <br />8:50 VIII. <br />Updates and Information Items <br />Staff and /or CFE members will provide updates on the following items: <br />➢ Collaboration in Energy Conservation /Management (Attachment 6) <br />➢ Herbicides and pesticides used at County facilities (Attachment 7) <br />➢ CFE outreach / news articles (Attachment 8) <br />➢ Options for food waste diversion — Nov 4 public info session (Attachment 9) <br />➢ BOCC decision on Nov 2016 bond referendum (Attachment 10) <br />➢ McCrory signs HB 765 rules reform bill (Attachment 11) <br />➢ Former DENR Secretary comments on legislative changes (Attachment 12) <br />➢ OWASA biosolids management update (Attachment 13) <br />➢ Environmental Justice panel discussion - Nov 12 (Attachment 14) <br />➢ Industrial hemp becomes new legal crop in NC (Attachment 15) <br />9:15 IX. Adjournment <br />Nextmeeting; December 14 (Hillsborough) <br />