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<br />CFE Meeting Ground Rules (Adopted 9/12/11) <br /> <br />1. Keep to agenda topic under discussion <br /> <br />2. Share relevant information <br /> <br />3. One person speaks at a time after recognition by the Chair <br /> <br />4. Everyone is invited to participate in discussions/no one person should dominate <br />discussions <br /> <br />5. Strive to reach consensus first before voting <br /> <br />Activities the CFE expects to carry out in 2018: <br /> <br /> Continue to plan for and prepare the 2019 State of the Environment report <br /> <br /> Continue to prepare articles on environmental issues of importance to Orange <br />County, including climate change, energy conservation, and other important topics. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br /> Co-sponsor the annual DEAPR photography contest (The Nature of Orange). <br /> <br /> Participate in the County’s annual Earth Evening event. <br /> <br /> <br />Concerns or emerging issues the CFE has identified for 2018: <br /> <br /> <br /> Water Supply – Strive to educate county residents about their source of water, <br />especially those residents utilizing groundwater for their supply. <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br /> Develop plan for researching potential environmental impacts of the rural buffer. <br /> <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 />