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r•= c� 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date : December 2 , 2002 Action Agenda Item No . SUBJECT : Pro osed Environmental Summit and Conservation Award DEPARTMENT . ERCD PUBLIC HEARING : (YIN ) No liiiiiiiiiiiii liiiiiii ORION III ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT : Proposed Summit Agenda David Stancil , ext . 2590 Proposed Nomination Form with Criteria Rich Shaw , ext . 2591 TELEPHONE NUMBERS : Hillsborough 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 968 =4501 Durham 688 =7331 Mebane 336 =227 -2031 PURPOSE : To consider the Commission for the Environment ' s proposal to hold an Environmental Summit , in March of alternating years , to bring together members ofo proposed new environmental organizations and present the State of Environment Report and a p p Orange County Conservation Award (with proposed criteria attached ) . BACKGROUND : The Orange County Commission for the Environment ( CfE ) , created by the Board of Commissioners in 1997 , advises the Board on matters related to the County s natural environment . The CfE produced the County ' s first State of the Environment report in February 2000 . The report , to be produced every two years consistent with BOCC goals , examines key issues and trends that affect the quality of the environment . The CfE is working on the second State of the Environment Report ( 2002 ) for presentation to the Board in January 2003 . To help publicize the report and create an event organized around environmental issues , the CfE has developed a proposal to hold an " Environmental Summit on March 29 , 2003 to bring together the many different groups and organizations involved in environmental protection . The Summit would also help publicize the findings and recommendations in the bi annual State of the Environment report , and generate further discussion of how the County can work with f the entities (jurisdictions , private sector , general public ) to monitor and improve the quality o environment . An agenda for the March 29 initial summit is attached (the proposed summit would be held on Saturday morning ) . The Board has been polled on the date for the Summit . The CfE also proposes that Orange County recognize individuals that have shown a sustained and outstanding commitment to resource conservation in Orange County . The CfE recommends recognizing those individuals with an " Orange County ConservatioW hward " . Under the proposal , nominations would be solicited in the fall of alternate yearsl recommendations forwarded from the CfE , and award confirmation by the Board of Commissioners . The awards would be announced at the proposed Environmental Summit . A draft nomination form is attached .