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2 William Glaze asked for clarification on the major environmental issues that were impacted by the proposed development plan for the Williams property . Rosalinda Lidh highlighted the following issues , in response : • Despite having good environmental language the plan lacks specifics . For instance there are no provisions that outline possible types of recourse that can be taken if developers fail to meet environmental concerns ; • Exceedingly , too much detail and attention is paid to building locations and dimensions and not enough to environmental issues ; • Given the 25 year time horizon for plan implementation , developers will have a significant amount of time during which they will not be subject to any environmental regulations . Rosalinda Lidh also stated her willingness to continue to attend meetings and hearings , regarding the development of the Horace Williams property , as a community member and/ or as a representative of the Commission for the Environment . Commissioner Gordon inquired if the plan contained a "reserved section" to plug - in future environmental language . She felt if the plan did not then the Commission could request that such a section exist . Additionally , she reinforced Lidh ' s prior statements , by remarking that in her prior reading of the plan the environmental language was also very vague . June Dunnick felt that the authors of the plan were not in tune to . the environment and consequently had developed a mixed use plan , that in actuality , did not promote mixed use development . Chair Kohorn inquired about the schedule for future meetings to which Lidh responded that discussions regarding future meetings are scheduled . Commissioner Gordon requested the Chair and Ms . Lidh to get on the mailing list to receive future meeting notices and agenda abstracts . V. CFE Liaison to Water Resources Project Chair Kohorn introduced Don Cox , Chair of the Orange County Water Resources Committee and highlighted Mr . Cox ' s request for a liaison between the Water Resources Committee and the Commission , as stipulated in his letter of September 23 , 1998 to the Commission for the Environment . Mr . Cox briefly outlined the status of the Water Resources Project and the consequent need for a liaison . His remarks are as follows : • The Water Resources Committee (WRC ) has been focusing on technical analysis and modeling efforts , the purpose of which is to identify areas of groundwater recharge in the county , amounts of existing groundwater and relationship between impervious surface and groundwater recharge , • The results of the work of the Committee will constitute the tools used to determine impacts that future policy will have on groundwater resources in the county and how groundwater protection can be phased into the County ' s Land Use Plan ;