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portion of its funding from federal, state, and other partners. Their 2014 to 2017 action plan is about to expire. It identifies priority lands to acquire/protect. Some projects will carry over into the next action plan. Agricultural easements are one tool used to protect land, but the terms of the agreements are flexible. Crook asked if a utility scale solar farm was ever put on a piece of land with a conservation easement. Staff said that this was unlikely, although there is an active project to explore getting an easement on a current solar farm. Nature preserves are another focus of the program. Conservation easements are sought for historical properties and for sensitive environmental areas. There may be connections to flood mitigation as well. Several County advisory boards are invited to provide comments and priorities for the next 3-year action plan. The CFE is invited to provide input into the priorities this meeting and next with the aim of finalizing the input for BOCC review in November. Currently, much of the priority is based on protecting headwaters of streams, but wildlife corridors and other connections may be a good way to expand. Marzoula will draft a paragraph for the whole Commission’s review and discussion. This will be a discussion item on the October 9th agenda. VII. CFE Committee Break-out Sessions Committees did not meet due to a lack of member attendance. VIII. Updates and Information Items IX. Adjournment Kaiser motioned to adjourn, Crook seconded. Meeting adjourned at 9:20 pm. Summary by B. Bouma, AMS Staff Next Meeting: October 9, Whitted Building, 300 West Tryon St in Hillsborough PLEASE NOTE: The November 13 CFE meeting will be held at the Animal Services Building, 1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill.