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9 <br /> in the SOCF indicator effort . Annette Jurgelski inquired about the status of SOCF indicator <br /> effort . Stancil responded by indicating that the SOCF Sustainability Indicators Committee is in a <br /> three month research phase and consequently not meeting . Commissioner Gordon , then reiterated <br /> her feeling that there may need to be two committees : indicators and education . Jurgelski brought <br /> up the point that given the research focus of the SOCF effort , any CFE indicator work will not <br /> overlap with the SOCF effort . Pratt reminded the group that the initial concerns felt by the <br /> Indicators Committee centered on their feelings that SOCF had the resources and was thus in a <br /> better position to develop indicators . Dunnick indicated that irrespective of who develops <br /> indicators they need to be developed soon so that development can be reduced . Glaze inquired <br /> about when the SOCF sustainability report will come be released . Stancil indicated that the <br /> report will be ready after the holidays and will contain information as to the measurability of <br /> developed indicators and the general direction in which the county is headed with respect to <br /> meeting these indicators . Kris Price inquired if Lee Rafalow had been able to meet with Kit <br /> McGinnis as proposed during the last Commission meeting . Given Rafalow ' s interest Kohorn <br /> felt that he should be contacted to become the indicators liaison between SOCF and the <br /> Commission . Lastly , Stancil reminded the Commission that the SOCF Sustainability Committee <br /> meets up to two times a month , although he anticipated that in reality future meetings would <br /> occur only once a month . <br /> X . Breakout Sessions <br /> At approximately 9 : 27 pm the three subcommittees broke out into smaller sessions . Gene Bell <br /> assisted Air Quality , while David Stancil assisted Biological Resources . Environmental <br /> Indicators was duly helped by David Stancil and Adhir Kackar . Break- out sessions lasted for 15 <br /> minutes until 9 : 45 at which point all three committees debriefed the Commission . <br /> VII . Committee Reports <br /> A . Environmental Indicators <br /> Kris Price indicated that the Education Committee will try to coordinate their indicator work <br /> with the SOCF effort . In the interim the committee will begin work on developing a Website <br /> designed to educate the public . <br /> B . Air Quality <br /> Roy Fortmann indicated that the scope of work required to apply for the Mobile Source <br /> Emissions Reduction Grant, was much larger than previously anticipated , consequently the grant <br /> will not be prepared this year . The Air Quality Committee intends to begin researching on the <br /> alternative transportation issues , focusing on the cost benefit of their use . William Glaze will take <br /> the lead on the committee ' s alternative transportation research . <br /> C . Biological Resources <br /> Loraine Kohorn stated that Biological Resources discussed the Eno River Association plans for <br /> acquiring a parcel of land that is currently a portion of Duke Forest . They have checked with <br /> Haven Wiley and Livy Luddington who are in the process of updating the Triangle Land <br /> Conservancy ' s 1988 Natural lands Inventory . <br /> • b <br />