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COUNTY OF ORANGE <br /> COMMISSION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT <br /> DRAFT Summary of Meeting Held August 12, 2002 <br /> Orange County Southern Human Services Center <br /> Chapel Hill , NC <br /> Members Present : Roy Fortmann , Cara Crisler , Annette Jurgelski , Hervey McIver , <br /> Dan Okun , Lee Rafalow , Johnny Randall , Mark Smith , Julie Tucker , Rebecca Vidra , <br /> Chris Wachholz , Richard Whisnant , Jean Wright and Alice Gordon <br /> Excused Absences : Laura Cotterman , Richard Pratt <br /> Guests : Ron Holdway <br /> Staff Present : Rich Shaw , Land Conservation Managers Bradley Decker ERCD <br /> Research Associate and Carol Melton , ERCD staff <br /> I . Call to Order <br /> Chair Fortmann called meeting to order at 7 : 30 p . m . <br /> II . Additions to the Agenda <br /> There were no changes or additions to the agenda . <br /> III . Approval of Minutes ( June 10 , 2002 ) <br /> MOTION : Whisnant motioned to approve the June 10th minutes . Seconded by <br /> Wright . <br /> VOTE : Unanimous , <br /> IV . State of the Environment 2002 <br /> Decker reviewed information that he prepared for developing the State of the <br /> Environment ( SOE ) report . Using information he gathered from each committee , <br /> Decker compiled a list of proposed environmental indicators , data sources and <br /> whether there is enough data to show trends . He distributed an updated list of <br /> Transportation and Air Quality Indicators . <br /> Decker 's information included a draft format for the SOE report , a list of proposed <br /> environmental indicators , and a set of questions for which he requested answers <br /> and further guidance . <br /> . Members discussed the intended audience of the SOE report . They concluded that <br /> the BOCC would be the primary audience and a ( later ) second version would be <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br /> DRAFT SUMMARY August 12 , 2002 <br />