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AGENDA <br />Commission for the Environment <br />November 14, 2016 <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. Approval of Minutes — August 8 and October 10, 2016 <br />The CFE will consider approval of minutes from the last two meetings. (Attachments 1 -2) <br />7:40 IV. UDO Text Amendment for Minor Subdivisions <br />The CFE will consider commenting on a proposed amendment to the Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) that was discussed in October. The proposed change allows for minor <br />subdivisions with a "Flexible Design" option, which allows clustering of houses and more open <br />space. Staff prepared draft comments based on the CFE discussion. (Attachment 3) <br />7:55 V. CFE Outreach and Facebook Page <br />The CFE will also consider a draft news article on Climate Change (Kaiser et al.), an invitation to <br />display information at the Orange County Library, and whether to develop internal guidelines for <br />the CFE Facebook page and other social media. (Attachments 4 -5) <br />8:15 VI. CFE Annual Report and Work Plan 2016 -17 <br />Each year the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) asks its advisory boards to prepare a <br />report of their activities, accomplishments, new issues, and concerns. A draft 2015 -16 report is <br />provided for CFE consideration. The final report will be due on Dec. 16. (Attachment 6) <br />9:00 VII. Updates and Information Items <br />Staff and /or CFE members will provide updates on the following items: <br />➢ CFE Roster (Attachment 7) <br />➢ Orange County stream buffer requirements (Attachments 8 -9) <br />➢ Go green to save green (Attachment 10) <br />➢ Potential SolSmart community designation <br />➢ Carrboro to consider a Climate Action Plan (Attachment 11) <br />➢ NIEH study of the effects of biosolids land application (Attachment 12) <br />➢ State cutbacks hinder NC's Clean Air Act enforcement (Attachment 13) <br />➢ Duke Forest newsletter (Attachment 14) <br />➢ Urban forests in the wake of Hurricane Matthew (Attachment 15) <br />➢ National electric vehicle charging network (Attachment 16) <br />➢ Tesla's solar roof (Attachment 17) <br />➢ Industrial Hemp Commission holds first meeting (Attachment 18) <br />➢ Any other new information from CFE members and staff <br />9:15 VIII. Adjournment <br />Nextmeeting., December 12 (Chapel Hill) <br />➢ Election of Officers <br />