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fl r7 <br /> COUNTY OF ORANGE <br /> DRAFT COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT <br /> Summary of Meeting March 11 , 2002 <br /> Held at Orange County Southern Human Services Center, <br /> Chapel Hill , NC <br /> Members Present : Roy Fortmann ( Chair) , Dan Okun , Laura Cotterman , Hervey McIver, Chris Wachholz, <br /> Lee Rafalow, Johnny Randall , Mark Smith , Annette Jurgelski , Alice Gordon <br /> Excused Absences : Cara Crisler, Richard Pratt, Julie Tucker <br /> Guests : Marc deBree , N . C . Department of Environment and Natural Resources <br /> Staff Present : David Stancil , ERCD Director; Rich Shaw, Land Conservation Manager; Bradley Decker, <br /> ERCD Intern ; and Carol Melton ERCD staff <br /> I . Call to Order <br /> Chair Fortmann called meeting to order at 7 * 35 p . m . and asked if there were any additions <br /> or changes to the agenda . Stancil noted that Marc deBree was not expected to arrive until <br /> 8 * 00 p . m . and asked the order of items be changed . Fortmann agreed and asked Stancil to <br /> give an update of County budget issues regarding how they might affect the CFE and ERCD . <br /> II . Approval of Minutes ( February 11 , 2002 ) <br /> Okun asked the minutes be amended to note that Deborah Amaral teaches at the UNC <br /> Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering ( but is not on the faculty ) . <br /> MOTION : Smith motioned to approve the February 11th minutes with correction as <br /> noted by Okun . Seconded by Cotterman . <br /> VOTE : Unanimous , <br /> III . Additions to the Agenda <br /> Okun asked about the status of the BOCC organizing a proposed " water summit . " Stancil <br /> said while no date has been scheduled for the meeting , the idea is to bring together utility <br /> providers within the county to talk about public water supply issues of mutual concern and <br /> benefit . Okun asked that the CFE be alerted to further updates of this project . <br /> III . Amendment to CFE Rules of Procedure — " CFE Associate Members " <br /> This item was presented for initial CFE discussion and comment on February 11 and is now <br /> up for decision on whether to include this as an amendment to the Commission 's Rules of <br /> Procedure . The rules of procedure including the proposed amendment were distributed in <br /> the agenda packets . Fortmann noted that the purpose of having " Associate " members is to <br /> provide members with additional expertise and assistance on specific tasks and projects . <br /> Stancil added that the initiative of offering the Associates professional recognition for their <br /> efforts was also important . <br /> MOTION : Rafalow motion to adopt the amended Rules of Procedure as distributed . <br /> Seconded by Okun . <br /> VOTE : Unanimous . <br /> Stancil noted that the revised Rules of Procedure would be forwarded to the BOCC for <br /> review . Fortmann will write a cover memo . <br /> Draft Summary 3 / 11 /02 Page 1 of 4 <br />