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Agenda 04-04-2019 Item 1 - County Commissioners-Boards and Commissions – Annual Work Plans-Reports
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Agenda 04-04-2019 Item 3 - Discussion on a Potential Framework for Intergovernmental Collaboration with Municipal Partners
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8 <br /> white farmer with the understanding that it would be sold back. He said this resulted in the <br /> African American farmers going in and out of farm ownership. He said the Century Farm <br /> program stipulates that the farm has to have been with the same farmer the whole time. He <br /> said staff is working on this issue, as it is inherently unfair. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if the present use value trust fund is already up and running. <br /> Peter Sandbeck said no, not yet, and this was part of their annual work plan. He said <br /> the Food Council asked for APB support for creating a future trust fund to help fund agricultural <br /> preservation and farming. He said this will be presented to the BOCC at a future meeting. He <br /> said the idea is to use lapsed tax revenue from a farm that has gone out of present use value to <br /> put towards preservation. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if there is a program to link older farmers with newer farmers. <br /> Peter Sandbeck said Mike Ortosky oversees this program, but there have not been that <br /> many takers yet. <br /> Commissioner Greene thanked him for the collaboration with the Food Council, which <br /> did approve the trust fund at its last meeting. She said the proposal would take this "old" money <br /> and set it aside, with half going to lands legacy for easements, and the other half to the small <br /> farmers grant program. She said she hoped the APB and the Food Council can continue to <br /> collaborate at every level <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said meat is a recurring issue in discussions, and cows that <br /> are eating grain create methane while grass fed cows to do not. He asked if the APB could do a <br /> survey of who is raising grass fed beef, and what food sources are selling this local meat. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin referred to "continuing the Orange County agricultural heritage <br /> project" and asked if this has started yet. He said having some kind of video of the VAD <br /> Program etc., would be helpful to have on the website. He said this would actually be helpful for <br /> all advisory boards to do, as it would raise the profile of all of this good work. <br /> Peter Sandbeck said some oral histories and videos are sitting around, and the <br /> documentation part is important, but he also agrees the informational/educational aspect is <br /> equally important. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he would love to see 90-second videos created that could <br /> provide information to the public. <br /> Commissioner Greene said as these videos are distributed in the county, it may be a <br /> way to recruit new or younger farmers. <br /> Commissioner Price said the Community Farm Stewardship Association used to link <br /> younger and older farmers, and asked if this still occurring. <br /> Peter Sandbeck said he assumes so, as this is an active group. <br /> • Commission for the Environment Bradley Saul, Chair <br /> Bradley Saul said the past year they spent much of their time on their upcoming State of <br /> the Environment report, which is due out in October 2019. He said there will hopefully be a <br /> community event in conjunction with that report. He said they have been in touch with Todd <br /> McGee, Community Relations Director, for some weekly eco-tips. He said the Department of <br /> Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) has a forest tree policy management <br /> program, and a former commissioner has suggested that this should be implemented <br /> countywide. He said other local governments are considering similar things, and all will be <br /> meeting to discuss further to create unity. He said the greenhouse gas emissions inventory is <br /> still in progress. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he appreciated their work on the value of trees, and noted <br /> that he, Commissioner Greene and Commissioner Jacobs were part of the 30th celebration of <br /> the rural buffer. <br />
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