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1 COUNTY OF ORANGE COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT DRAFT Summary of Meeting February 11 , 2002 Held at Orange County Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill , NC Members Present : Roy Fortmann ( Chair ) , Dan Okun , Laura Cotterman , Cara Crisler, Annette Jurgelski , Lee Rafalow , Johnny Randall , Mark Smith , Julie Tucker Excused Absences . Hervey McIver, Richard Pratt, Chris Wachholz Guests : Pat Davis , Triangle J Council of Governments , Deborah Amaral Staff Present : David Stancil , ERCD Directors Rich Shaw , Land Conservation Manager ; Bradley Decker, ERCD Intern ; and Carol Melton ERCD staff I . Call to Order Chair Fortmann called meeting to order at 7@30 p . m . II . Approval of Minutes ( January 14 , 2002 ) Crisler asked if committee reports were expected each meeting as noted in the meeting summary . Fortmann clarified that the intention was for each committee to give an update of their work at the breakout session time of the meetings . MOTION : Rafalow motioned to approve the January 14th minutes with corrections as noted by Crisler and Fortmann . Seconded by Crisler . VOTE : Unanimous , III . Additions to the Agenda Okun introduced Deborah Amaral as a possible candidate for the CFE membership . Ms . Amaral is on the faculty of the UNC Department of Environment Science and Engineering , and is involved in solving issues related to water in the local area and the state . Randall reported on the BOCC recently adopted a resolution in support of the newly formed Morgan Creek Valley Alliance . He passed around a copy of the resolution and a draft brochure about the Alliance . III . Water Resource Management in the Triangle , Pat Davis ( Triangle J COG ) Okun introduced guest speaker , Pat Davis , Water Resources Program Manager with the Triangle J Council of Governments ( TJCOG ) . Okun mentioned some of the Water Resource Committee ' s concerns about water supply issues in Orange County . He noted that TJCOG has gathered the best available information related to those issues and Mr . Davis would provide an overview of local plans and projections of water needs and services . Davis began by noting that the TJCOG is recognized as a leader in water supply protection . They assist local governments in their seven - county region with watershed management and encourage development of the state ' s minimum standards for protection of public water supplies . TJCOG has worked closely with local , state and federal agencies to develop the DRAFT MEETING SUMMARY Page 1 of 3 CFE February 11 , 2002