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5 <br /> <br />o 3 committees: air and energy; water resources; and land resources. Each <br />committee tasked with identifying measured properties for the next year. <br /> Air and Energy Committee <br /> Request the BOCC sign on to the Global Covenant of Mayors for <br />Climate and Energy, which includes committing to completing a <br />greenhouse gas inventory within a year. Upon signing, the <br />committee will assist staff, as appropriate, with the associated <br />Greenhouse Gas inventory update and climate action planning. <br /> Land Resources <br /> Develop methodology for monitoring changes in forest cover/land <br />cover in Orange County and also tie into the “No Net Loss of Tree <br />Canopy” petition. <br /> Water Resources <br /> Strive to educate County residents about their source of water, <br />especially those residents utilizing groundwater for their supply. <br /> <br />Bradley Saul said the Commission just held Earth Evening Event last week, which was <br />successful. <br />Bradley Saul said members of the Commission continue to prepare articles on <br />environmental issues of importance to Orange County, including climate change, energy <br />conservation, and other important topics. <br />Bradley Saul said he had three questions to ask the BOCC: <br />1. The Commission has a number of members interested in proposing resolutions to the <br />Board of County Commissioners, which are not necessarily related to County policy, and <br />he asked if the BOCC is interested in these types of resolutions. <br />2. How useful is The State of the Environment Report? <br />3. Operation of advisory boards: the Commission does not have and operational <br />processes - ways to share information, listserve, etc. <br /> <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked if there is an example of the type of resolutions the <br />Commission is interested in sharing. <br />Bradley Saul said an example is a member brought forth a resolution to ask the State <br />Treasurer to divest from fossil fuels. He said the BOCC may not agree with that particular <br />issue, but in general the Commission would like to know if the BOCC would want to receive <br />these types of resolutions. <br />Commissioner McKee said there is a wide area of opinions on all issues in Orange <br />County, and asked if the Commission has a plan to incorporate as many views as possible in <br />one resolution. He said he has a problem with passing resolutions without the incorporation of <br />many different people, and different viewpoints. <br />Bradley Saul agreed, and the Commission is still discussing this. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he was sent a copy of this draft resolution, and if more came <br />forward in the future, the Board of County Commissioners could decide what to do with them. <br />He said he does not want to stifle the advisory boards, and resolutions can be sent to the Chair <br />or another board member. He said the resolution may be used, or it may die, but that would be <br />left to the Board of County Commissioners to decide. <br />Commissioner Rich said in regards to the list serve, advisory boards should work with <br />the Community Relations Director. <br />Bradley Saul said he was referring to a list serve for the Commission itself. He said <br />maybe a Google group within his advisory board. <br />Commissioner Rich said that is easy enough to do.