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2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Resolution <br />A Resolution Establishing an Agricultural Center Work Group <br />WHEREAS, the concept of an Agricultural Center in Orange County has been a topic of <br />consideration for many years, and <br />WHEREAS, on October 15, 2003, the Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board <br />adopted a resolution asking the Board of Commissioners to consider appointing a Work <br />Group to study the potential uses and need for an Agricultural Center, and <br />WHEREAS, the Agricultural Preservation Board's resolution laid out a number of issues <br />and concepts for the discussion of such a Work Group, including involvement by all <br />stakeholders, and <br />WHEREAS, on October 27, 2003 the Board of Commissioners was apprised of the <br />proposal from the Agricultural Preservation Board and indicated general agreement with <br />a "new and fresh" look at the topic of'a potential Agricultural Center for the County. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: <br />That the Board of County Commissioners agrees to appoint an ad hoc Agricultural Center <br />Work Group, as charged in Attachment 1 to this resolution, to report back within one <br />year of appointment of the Work Group. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Work Group should strive to ensure that all <br />viewpoints and stakeholders who desire to be heard on the subject have an opportunity <br />for input into the Work Group process and report. <br />This, the 3rd day of February, 2004. <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />ATTEST: <br />Donna M. Baker, Clerk to the Board