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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT202 Meeting Date : December 2 , Action Agenda Item No . - o SUBJECT : Pro osed Enviro IN nmental Summit a 11 nd III Conservation Award PUBLIC HEARING : (YIN ) DEPARTMENT : ERCD No INFORMATION CONTACT : ATTACHMENT ( S ) : David Stancil , ext . 2590 Proposed Summit Agenda Proposed Nomination Form with Criteria Rich Shaw , ext . 2591 . • TELEPHONE NUMBERS . Hillsborough 732 -8181 Chapel Hill 9684501 Durham 688 =7331 Mebane 336 =227 -2031 PURPOSE : To consider the Commission for the Environment' s proposal hold s of Environmental Summit , in March of alternating years , to bring together member environmental organizations and present the State of Environment Report and a proposed new Orange County Conservation Award (with proposed criteria attached ) . BACKGROUND : The Orange County Commission for the Environment ( CfE ) , created by Board of Commissioners In 1997 , advises the Board on matters related to the County environment . The CfE produced the County s first State of the Environment report in February 2000 . The report , to be produced every two years consistent with BOCC goals , examines key issues and trends that affect the quality of the environment . The CfE is working on the second State of the Environment Report (2002 ) for presentation to the Board in January 2003 . To help publicize the report and create an event organized around environmental issues , , the CfE has developed a proposal to hold an " Environmental Summit on March 29 , 20 to g together the man different groups and organizations involved in environmental protection . The Summit would also help publicize the findings and recommendations in the bi annual work with other the Environment report , and generate further discussion of how the County can entities ' urisdictions , private sector , general public ) to monitor and improve the quality of t e environment . An agenda for the March 29 initial summit is attached (the proposed summit would be held on Saturday morning ) . The Board has been polled on the date for the Summit . The CfE also proposes that Orange County recognize individuals that have shown a sustained and outstanding commitment to resource conservation in Orange County . The CfE recommends recognizing those individuals with an Orange County Conservation Award IN Under the proposal , nominations would be solicited in the fall of alternate years recommendations forwarded from the CfE , and award confirmation by the Board of Commissioners . The awards would be announced at the proposed Environmental Summit . A draft nomination form is attached .