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AGENDA <br />Commission for the Environment <br />December 14, 2015 <br />7:30 D.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. Approval of Minutes — November 9 (Attachment 1) <br />7:40 IV. Proposed Rule Changes for Airport Development <br />Michael Harvey (Orange Co. Planning and Inspections) will present a draft amendment to the <br />regulations governing the development of an airport in Orange County. The draft amendment <br />was referred to the CFE, Economic Development Advisory Board, and towns of Hillsborough, <br />Chapel Hill and Carrboro for comments. (Attachment 2) <br />8:10 V. Orange County Stream Buffer Requirements <br />Michael Harvey will brief CFE members on the County's plan to address 2015 legislation that is <br />intended to curtail local governments' ability to protect surface water quality (and riparian <br />habitat) by requiring stream buffers for new and existing development. <br />8:15 VI. CFE News Articles / Outreach <br />The CFE will review /discuss the latest news articles intended to educate /inform the public about <br />issues highlighted in the Orange County State of the Environment. (Attachments 3 -4) <br />8:30 VII. CFE Committee Priorities <br />The CFE will review the list of priority issues /projects identified by each committee in early 2015 <br />so that members can consider updating and revising the list in early 2016. (Attachment 5) <br />8:45 VIII. Updates and Information Items <br />Staff and /or CFE members will provide updates on the following items: <br />➢ CFE Resolution re green building incentives (Attachment 6) <br />➢ Herbicides and pesticides used at County facilities (Attachment 7) <br />➢ Annual Report and Work Plan for 2015 -16 (Attachment 8) <br />➢ Impact of 2015 Legislation on County's dev. rules (Attachment 9) <br />➢ County explores new ways to recycle organic waste (Attachment 10) <br />➢ Solar bees effect on Jordan Lake water quality (Attachment 11) <br />➢ State clean energy mandates in jeopardy (Attachment 12) <br />➢ UN Climate Change summit preview (Attachment 13) <br />➢ Short answers to hard questions on climate change (Attachment 14) <br />➢ Top 10 ways to reduce carbon emissions (Attachment 15) <br />➢ Orange Co wins Smart Fleet Leader award (Attachment 16) <br />➢ Duke Forest LOG newsletter - Fall 2015 (Attachment 17) <br />9:00 IX. Adjournment <br />Nextmeeting., January 11 (Chapel Hill) <br />