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CFE Meeting Ground Rules (Adopted 9112111) <br /> 1. Keep to agenda topic under discussion <br /> 2. Share relevant information <br /> 3. One person speaks at a time after recognition by the Chair <br /> 4. Everyone is invited to participate in discussions/no one person should dominate <br /> discussions <br /> 5. Strive to reach consensus first before voting <br /> Activities the CFE expects to carry out in 2018: <br /> • Continue to plan for and prepare the 2019 State of the Environment report <br /> • Continue to prepare articles on environmental issues of importance to Orange <br /> County, including climate change, energy conservation, and other important topics. <br /> • Recommend ways to reduce the County's "carbon footprint" and ways to implement <br /> the County's Environmental Responsibility Goal (BOCC Priority#10) <br /> • Participate in a County effort to identify and preserve important landscape corridors <br /> that connect significant natural areas and open space (BOCC Priority#1) <br /> • Co-sponsor the annual DEAPR photography contest (The Nature of Orange). <br /> • Participate in the County's annual Earth Evening event. <br /> Concerns or emerging issues the CFE has identified for 2o18: <br /> • Water Supply— Strive to educate county residents about their source of water, <br /> especially those residents utilizing groundwater for their supply. <br /> • Request the BOCC sign on to the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and <br /> Energy, which includes committing to completing a greenhouse gas inventory within <br /> a year. Upon signing, the committee will assist staff, as appropriate, with the <br /> associated Greenhouse Gas inventory update and climate action planning. <br /> • The CFE will continue to learn about environmental justice matters and incorporate <br /> relevant information and considerations in the next State of the Environment report <br /> (2019) and its other activities. <br /> • Develop plan for researching potential environmental impacts of the rural buffer. <br /> • Develop methodology for monitoring changes in forest cover/land cover in Orange <br /> County and also tie into the "No Net Loss of Tree Canopy" petition. <br />