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' 1 Adopted 5/ 14/96 Revised 6/9/97 NATURAL RESOURCE PRESERVATION GOAL : REVIEW "RESOURCE PRESERVATION " AS FUNCTION WITHIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND CON[PLETE/DEVELOP DATA AND STANDARD PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT S FOR V. S'I . A This initiative consolidates five topics under a single goal . These items and their status following : a include the • Consider establishing " Resource Conservation " as separate division in the Planning Department o ' this function identi and hi � P nt to or ty higher profile . The draft report on this topic has been distributed for review and comment . • A request from the Triangle Land Conservancy for funding $ 10 000 to c Study . An interim report was presented to the Board of Commissione ' out a Wildlife Corridor rs in February, 1997. • Completion of the Natural Areas Element of the Comprehensive Plan . This initiative is not scheduled to begin until August, 1997. • Development of standards and approval procedures for golf courses . Proposed standards were presented at public hearing in February, 1997 and adopted by the Board of Commissioners in May, 1997. • Establishment of a Commission for the Environment to advise the Board of Commissioners on matters affecting the environment. This is a new objective, added by the Commissioners as part of its FY 1997-98 Goals and Objectives . The items above have been discussed at Commissioners ' Goals and Objectives Retreats or meetings , recommended by citizens, and/or initiated by staff in response a specific technical study, e . g . , the Natural Areas Inventory. Their inclusion under a single goal is for the purpose of formally incorporating them into the staff work plan . BACKGROUND & OBJECTTVES At its December 10, 1994 Goals & Objectives Retreat, the Board of Commissioners considered the following items : • Review " Resource Preservation " _ as separate function in County government to give it identity and higher profile; and • A request from the Triangle Land Conservancy for funding (V 0, 000) to carry out a Wildlife Corridor Study. Although some Commissioners felt the "preservation " function was best handled by the Planning Department, a survey of the potential for advisory board consolidation and/or staff re-organization is proposed. The Board responded positively to funding the Wildlife Corridor Study. Three other elements included under this goal are: Completion of the Natural Areas Element of the Comprehensive Plan;