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i <br /> COUNTY OF ORANGE <br /> COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT <br /> DRAFT Summary of Meeting Held November 18, 2002 <br /> Orange County Southern Human Services Center <br /> Chapel Hill , NC <br /> Members Present : Cara Crisler , Laura Cotterman , Hervey McIver , Dan Okun , <br /> Richard Pratt , Lee Rafalow , Johnny Randall , Mark Smith , Rebecca Vidra , Richard <br /> Whisnant , Chris Wachholz <br /> Excused Absences : Annette Jurgelski , Julie Tucker <br /> Staff Present : David Stancil , ERCD Directors Rich Shaw , Land Conservation <br /> Managers Bradley Decker ERCD Research Associate and Carol Melton , ERCD staff <br /> I . Call to Order <br /> Vice Chair Crisler called meeting to order at 7 @ 30 p . m . <br /> II . Additions to the Agenda <br /> There were no additions to the agenda . <br /> III . Approval of Minutes ( October 13 , 2002 ) <br /> MOTION : Okun motioned to approve the October 13th minutes . <br /> VOTE : unanimous . <br /> IV . Election of Officers <br /> MOTION : Cotterman nominated Crisler and Whisnant as co - chairs . Seconded by <br /> Wachholz . <br /> VOTE : unanimous <br /> V . First Draft — State of the Environment Report <br /> Members discussed the first draft of the State of the Environment report and <br /> offered comments on the introductory overview section . Decker said he will update <br /> the draft for the December meeting based on discussions and feedback from <br /> tonight 's meeting . <br /> Cotterman reminded the group that the committees should develop long - term and <br /> short - term recommendations , including a couple of things that the BOCC could <br /> consider as long - term goals . It was agreed that the committees need to draft <br /> recommendations by the December meeting . <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> Draft November 18 , 2002 . <br />