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12 Page 5 <br />organizations for the protection of farmland. Other ideas of raising quail and <br />offering hunting for a fee in an adjoining county was discussed. <br />Ranells asked if AFT has periodical mailing. Cohn said not yet, but he would like <br />to start a regional newsletter and would add this group to the mailing list. He <br />offered his services as a resource person for grant proposals and encourage <br />everyone to look at www.farmland.org. Cohn also distributed a list of eight or ten <br />things that AFT does. Cohn announced and explained the "Ultimate Farmland <br />Preservation Tour" and promised to send the information in the mail, and <br />encouraged everyone to spread the word especially to elected officials. <br />Morrow thanked Cohn and the APB applauded AFT for its efforts. <br />ITEM #5: ITEMS FOR DECISION <br />a. APB Comments — Shaping Orange County's Future <br />Provisional Report <br />The APB made minor word changes to their draft comments <br />on SOCF Provisional Report. It was noted that the <br />Appendix E "Small Organic Farm Preservation" listed in the <br />information item section was included at Mandell's request. <br />It had been referred to by Mandell at the previous meeting (it <br />is a part of the SOCF task force report). The APB discussed <br />the SOCF report as being slanted toward organic farming <br />and wanted to make it known that a lot of this county is in <br />traditional farming. We want to encourage all types of <br />farming without questioning techniques that are regulated <br />and protected already. The members. present agreed that <br />the summary sheet of the APB's comments regarding the <br />SOCF's Provisional Report was satisfactory. <br />ITEM #6: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION <br />a. February 1, 2001 Agricultural Summit follow -up. <br />The APB discussed the success of this year's Agricultural <br />Summit. <br />b. Joint Meeting with Planning Board and Historic <br />Preservation Commission. Moon reported that the joint <br />meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 4th or May 2"d- The <br />purpose of a joint meeting is to discuss ways to work <br />together to achieve common goals, particularly in those <br />areas where Planning and Environment & Resource <br />Conservation overlap. <br />Draft 2/21/2001 <br />