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Activities and Progress during 2000 - 2001 The County' s report on Sustainability Indicators was completed this year . It includes a wide array of measures , such as economic , open space, social and environmental . EIE Committee members met with the project consultant, Pam McIntosh, to discuss the progress of her work, which was built upon that of the SOCK Its task force identified potential indicators for sustainability . Ms . McIntosh tracked the availability of existing data from a variety of sources including County, City, State and Federal Departments as well as private sources that could be used to validate these indicators . The report is an excellent tool that should be distributed to all County departments and advisory groups and used to help the County measure progress toward its goals . The EIE Committee provided examples by matching environmental and open space indicators to goals stated in the SOCF Task Force report Status Specific indicators related to the environment have been identified as appropriate for further evaluation by this Committee, assuming support from County staff Plans for 2002 The Committee plans to further study the indicators related to environmental quality (as well as those highlighted in other reports in the State and Nation) and assign priorities . Also , the Commission expects to use environmental indicators to guide the formatting of future SOE reports . GOAL 5 : 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 THE VARIOUS TOOLS AND METHODS PROPOSED , FUNDS SHOULD BE BUDGETED TO DISSEMINATE THE SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS REPORT AND TO MAINTAIN , EXPAND , AND PROMOTE THE COUNTY' S ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION WEBSITE AS DEVELOPED BY THIS COMMITTEE . Activities and Progress during 2000 -2001 The committee collected and reviewed samples of the environmental information currently available to Orange County Citizens . It found publications on air and water quality, soil erosion, stormwater runoff, horticulture, recycling, land preservation and other relevant documents that directly address many issues of concern to environmental stewardship . However, many County residents and constituents are undoubtedly unaware of the existence of these informative materials and few mechanisms exist for their distribution other than personally visiting these offices or requesting them by phone . The EIE Committee has been researching the concept of incorporating a variety of single - issue pamphlets into a pocket folder piece or compiling basic information into a single flyer that would provide one - stop shopping for anyone interested in Orange County environmental concerns and programs 21