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some discussion of how to proceed. Parry will tweak the draft resolution and then submit it when he is finished. Davis announced his pending retirement. Stancil discussed plans for new DEAPR staff members and staffing of the CFE as well as some historical background of the CFE and his previous work with the CFE. V. Preliminary Discussion of Orange County Development Process Bouma began by discussing some of the overlap between the CFE and the OC Planning Commission regarding environmental concerns. He also reported that he met with M. Harvey of the Planning Dept. who will be available to speak to the CFE in the fall, and also to answer specific questions. Bouma recommended CFE members begin compiling specific questions for the Planning Dept. Bouma specifically asked Planning staff about the 1 inch of rain in 24 hours standard for stormwater control measure design, as an example of possible future topics to discuss. Harvey could also provide information about state versus local regulations. Bouma may also meet regularly with Planning staff in the future so they can update each other as new areas of mutual interest emerge. VI. State of the Environment Event Saul discussed a conference call that took place last week with members of the Collaborative Conservation Group, some of whom have expressed some interest in having a joint event around the release of the SOE 2019. This could be an event with representation by regional environmental folks from a four-county area (Wake, Durham, Orange, and Chatham) because this is the area included in the collaborative effort, making this a broader event than just Orange County. The target audience would be elected officials and staff, and it would be a weekday event at the NC Botanical Gardens, tentatively in mid-November 2019. The event would allow other jurisdictions to also participate and present something of interest. Saul asked the CFE members what they thought of this new approach- Eimers expressed concern that we may lose some contact with the OC BOCC but the group discussed that before this event, the SOE report would be presented to the OC BOCC. She also wanted the report to be disseminated to the local earth science classes for their use. Eichel indicated that his daughter (Amanda Eichel, who is the Executive Director, Global Covenant of Mayors for Energy and Climate) is interested in possibly speaking at the pending event. VII. State of the Environment Report Saul led a discussion of how to proceed. There is no July CFE meeting. He asked the group to agree to two rounds of comments on draft issue pages – the first ending the end of June, and the second ending at the August CFE meeting. A limited mock-up of the report that was developed by OC Public Relations staff was presented. Piracci suggested that the photos included in the report should include some images showing the negative consequences of environmental inaction and not all be beautiful pictures of pristine landscapes. The group asked if some of the