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Air Quality Objectives. • Examine the emissions impact of the County vehicle fleet and take steps to lower emissions through the purchase of alternative fuel and low emission vehicles • Review the N . C . Division of Air Quality' s Emissions Inventory for the County, and identify initiatives at County level that could be pursued to address air quality concerns • Work with the State of North Carolina and other local governments to reduce emissions and adequately monitor air quality in the County • Examine Light Pollution Issues in the County Progress and Plans • The Alternative Fuels and Low Emissions Vehicles (AFLEV) workgroup was formed • A Mobile Sources Emissions Reduction (MSER) grant was developed and submitted to the State but was not funded . The CFE is currently identifying other potential funding sources for AFLEVs . • An Ozone Air Quality Action Plan was developed in 2000 and is being implemented by the County The Committee is working to clarify the role that the County can play in addressing air quality-related transportation issues in the Triangle region • The County Board of Commissioners has been proactive in the area of air quality, having joined the Triangle Clean Cities Coalition in 2001 and having approved a plan to join the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives in 2002 • The CFE initiated work on light pollution, collected background information, and met with a representative of the International Dark- Sky Association and is working to draft an Orange County ordinance for possible recommendation to the BOCC . Environmental Indicators and Education Objectives: • Adopt and implement a farmland preservation plan • Update and maintain the Natural Areas Inventory • Commit funds to developing bikeways according to the Bicycle Plan of the Bicycle Plan Task Force • Commit funds to completing a report on sustainability indicators • Commit funds to public outreach, for educating the public on the need to plan for the County ' s environmental future and for building support for tools and methods • Develop a cohesive plan for the protection of open space and adopt a resolution regarding specific actions on the preservation of open space . • Evaluate the environmental impact ordinance in terms of the environmental indicators used to determine compliance • Review the cost and benefits of a Cost of Community Services Study (COCS) 5