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AGENDA <br />Commission for the Environment <br />August 8, 2016 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />Orange County Solid Waste Administration Building <br />1207 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill <br />Time <br />Item <br />Title <br />7:30 <br />I. <br />Call to Order <br />7:32 <br />II. <br />Additions or Changes to Agenda <br />7:35 <br />III. <br />Approval of Minutes — June 13, 2016 <br />The CFE will consider approval of minutes from the last meeting. (Attachment 1) <br />7:45 <br />IV. <br />CFE Facebook Page <br />The CFE will continue its discussion on the use of Facebook and other social media to <br />communicate with the public about CFE activities and other environmental matters of interest to <br />residents of Orange County. (Attachments 2 -3) <br />8:15 <br />V. <br />Hydrilia treatments in Upper Eno River basin (update) <br />Staff will update the CFE on year two of a two -year pilot study to treat the aquatic weed hydrilla <br />in the Eno River and other water bodies in the watershed. (Attachment 4) <br />8:45 VI Inter -Local Clean Energy Working Group <br />Staff will update the CFE on recent discussions by the Inter -Local Clean Energy Working Group <br />about the County's potential participation in a Phase I Solar Feasibility Analysis. (Attachment 5) <br />8:50 VII. The Nature of Orange Contest Winners 2016 <br />Staff will present the winners of this year's contest (Attachment 6) <br />9:00 VIII. Updates and Information Items <br />Staff and /or CFE members will provide updates on the following items: <br />➢ Legislative wrap up — NC League of Conservation Voters (Attachment 7) <br />➢ Overview of 2016 environmental legislation — Robin Smith (Attachment 8) <br />➢ State rejects plan to preserve land in Falls Lake watershed (Attachment 9) <br />➢ County study to help justify wider stream buffers (Attachment 10) <br />➢ Mountains -to -Sea Trail in Orange County (Attachment 11) <br />➢ Orange County recognized by NC Coastal Federation (Attachment 12) <br />➢ Impact of tree harvesting on wildlife (Attachment 13) <br />➢ NC's Butterfly Highway (Attachment 14) <br />➢ Coal and gas expected to decline in next decade (Attachment 15) <br />➢ Antarctica ozone hole beginning to heal (Attachment 16) <br />➢ The healing power of nature — Time Magazine (Attachment 17) <br />➢ Any other new information from CFEmembers and staff <br />9:15 VIII. Adjournment <br />Next meeting; September 12 (Hillsborough — West Campus Office Bldg.) <br />