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ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT DRAFT Summary of Meeting May 10 , 1999 Held in Orange County Southern Human Services Center, Chapel Hill , NC (Prepared by Carol Crawford, Admin . Asst . , Orange County ERC Department) Members Present . . Loraine Kohom , Rosalinda Lidh, Kris Price , Richard Pratt, Annette Jurgelski , Lee Rafalow, Dan Okun, Mark Smith, Cara Crisler, Alice Gordon . Excused Absences : Jane Sharp -Mac Rae , William Glaze, Roy Fortmann, Mary Jane Baker, Guests : Jim Hinkley, Orange County Planning Staff. Staff Present : David Stancil, Director, Department of Environment and Resource Conservations Carol Crawford, ERCD Admin . Assist . I . Call to Order. Chair Kohorn, called the meeting to order at 7 * 40 p . m . II . Welcome to New Members . Chair Kohorn welcomed the new members present and had the group introduce themselves . Dr . Gordon presented volunteer gifts of appreciation to the Commission members , noting that the candles were a symbol of how Orange County volunteers light the way . She added that the Board of Commissioners appreciates the dedication of the Commission for Environment . III. Approval of March 8 and April 12 , 1999 Minutes . Rafalow made the motion to approve the March 8 , 1999 minutes as submitted . Lidh seconded the motion and, it was approved by consensus . It was noted that the April minutes are a summary of that meeting as there wasn ' t a quorum on April 12 , 1999 . No action was warranted on this summary . IV. County Environmental Impact Ordinance. Chair Kohorn introduced Jim Hinkley , zoning enforcement officer of the Orange County Planning Department staff. Hinkley described his duties in regards to the Environmental Impact Ordinance (included in the agenda packet) . A discussion of the ordinance and how it works concluded with an overall opinion that the ordinance doesn ' t include enough restrictions to protect the environment, only to encourage planning for protection . Dr . Gordon asked for a description of what the ordinance does protect . Hinkley described those areas as being included in the two documents adopted by the BOCC as studies conducted in the late 1980 ' s : "Inventory of sites of Cultural , Historic , Recreational , Biological , and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated Portions of Orange County" and " The Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats of Orange County" . The minor and major subdivisions are reviewed weekly for compliance to the policies . Gordon added that there is no certain protection of these areas . Hinkley added that if the areas are designated as a protected parcel , an environmental assessment Last updated 06/02/99 1