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CFE Meeting Ground Rules (Adopted 9112111) <br />1. Keep to agenda topic under discussion <br />2. Share relevant information <br />3. One person speaks at a time after recognition by the Chair <br />4. Everyone is invited to participate in discussions /no one person should dominate <br />discussions <br />5. Strive to reach consensus first before voting <br />Activities the CFE expects to carry out in 2oi8: <br />• Continue to plan for and prepare the 2019 State of the Environment report <br />• Continue to prepare articles on environmental issues of importance to Orange <br />County, including climate change, energy conservation, and other important topics. <br />• Recommend ways to reduce the County's "carbon footprint" and ways to implement <br />the County's Environmental Responsibility Goal (BOCC Priority #10) <br />• Participate in a County effort to identify and preserve important landscape corridors <br />that connect significant natural areas and open space (BOCC Priority #1) <br />• Co- sponsor the annual DEAPR photography contest (The Nature of Orange). <br />• Participate in the County's annual Earth Evening event. <br />Concerns or emerging issues the CFE has identified for 2018: <br />• Water Supply — Strive to educate county residents about their source of water, <br />especially those residents utilizing groundwater for their supply. <br />• Request the BOCC sign on to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and <br />Energy, which includes committing to completing a greenhouse gas inventory within <br />a year. Upon signing, the committee will assist staff, as appropriate, with the <br />associated Greenhouse Gas inventory update and climate action planning. <br />• The CFE will continue to learn about environmental justice matters and incorporate <br />relevant information and considerations in the next State of the Environment report <br />(2019) and its other activities. <br />• Develop plan for researching potential environmental impacts of the rural buffer. <br />• Develop methodology for monitoring changes in forest cover /land cover in Orange <br />County and also tie into the "No Net Loss of Tree Canopy" petition. <br />