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Draft Summary <br />Attachment #4 <br />AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION BOARD <br />/1 <br />March 20, 2002 <br />PRESENT:. Elizabeth Walters, Tony Kleese, Noah Ranells, Environment & <br />Resource Conservation Director David Stancil, ERCD Preservation <br />Planner Tina Moon, and Carol Melton. <br />Guests present: Gordon Warren. <br />ABSENT: Louise Tate, Whit Morrow, Bob Strayhorn, Marty Mandell, Rodney <br />Recor, Charles Thompson <br />ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER <br />Stancil called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and, as there was not a majority <br />of members present, he reviewed the discussion items. <br />ITEM #2: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br />ITEM #3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 20, 2002, <br />Deferred due to lack of a quorum of members present. <br />ITEM #4: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION <br />a. Review of Voluntary Agricultural District Application — <br />Lee Miller <br />Moon described the property while showing the location on a map. <br />Stancil noted that the Wynn farm is also in the final steps of the process, signage <br />installation is to be completed in the near future and possible appointment of <br />member to the APB for this district. <br />Kleese suggested an idea of getting the VAD farms shown on the next year's <br />Farm Tour brochures to publicize the VAD program in Orange County. <br />Kleese reported that the Carolina Farm stewardship Piedmont Farm Tours is <br />scheduled for April 20 -21 from 1 -5 p.m. and distributed brochure information. He <br />also noted that there are centrally located "hub" activity sites with one being the <br />Wizard's Cauldron in northern Orange County and suggested that a display for <br />the VAD program be included at the site with other information exhibits. Ranells <br />asked if Mike Lanier could be involved with this and if the EDC <br />brochure /directory of farm products would be completed for this event. Ranells <br />volunteered to work the VAD display for one day of the Farm Tour and <br />suggested the possibility of Lanier for the other day. Staff to contact Lanier. <br />