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13 <br /> <br />other, as well as businesses that serve the agricultural community. He said when one adds the <br />VAD to the conservation easements; it is impressive work by staff and the agricultural <br />community. <br />Commissioner Price agreed, and thanked Gail Hughes. <br />Commissioner McKee said kudos to his sister, Gail Hughes, for jump-starting this <br />program. <br />Commissioner Rich said it would be nice to get an information item in the agenda about <br />the century farms. <br />Gail Hughes said staff will work on this. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner McKee for the <br />Board to certify the eight (8) farm properties noted above totaling 591 acres* (VAD) and 302 <br />acres* (EVAD); designate the properties as a Voluntary or Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural <br />District farm within the Caldwell, Cedar Grove, and White Cross Voluntary Agricultural Districts; <br />and enroll the lands in the Orange County Farmland Preservation Program; Voluntary and <br />Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District (VAD and EVAD) programs. With approval of these <br />additional acres, the Orange County Farmland Preservation program will have enrolled 101 <br />farms, totaling 10,777 acres** in the VAD and 2,566** acres in the EVAD for a total of 13,343 <br />acres** (rounded) in the program. <br />*acres are rounded numbers <br />**acres have been corrected to reflect accurate acres, adjustments for enrollment changes and ownership <br />changes <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />b. Bicycle Safety Campaign Presentation <br />The Board received a presentation from Planning staff regarding initial activities of the <br />Bicycle Safety Campaign, review several video public service announcements (PSAs) <br />completed by the Cedar Ridge High School Videography Club; and recognize the Videography <br />students and their instructor. <br /> Abigaile Pittman, Planner, Land Use and Transportation, reviewed the following <br />information: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The Board of County Commissioners received a Bicycle Safety Campaign Information Item at <br />its May 1, 2018 meeting. Tonight’s presentation is an update of the Campaign work. <br /> <br />The Bicycle Safety Implementation Subcommittee (BSIS) of the OUTBoard was formed by the <br />OUTBoard in June 2017 to begin implementation of the “Drive Safely, Ride Safely” Campaign <br />developed by the Bicycle Safety Task Force (BSTF) through its work in 2016-2017. The <br />Campaign is designed to foster mutual respect and shared interest in road safety between <br />motorists and cyclists. <br /> <br />Initial Campaign Launch Activities <br />• The following activities have been, or are in the process of being completed in <br />collaboration with the Community Relations Department: <br />o The creation of the slogan ‘Ride Safely Drive Safely’ and logo; <br />o Design and distribution of brochures and posters; <br />o Social media ads and posts, and radio ads; and <br />o The design and launch of the orangecountyncbicyclesafety.com website; in <br />collaboration with the Community Relations Department.