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Attachment 1 <br />Charge to the Agricultural Center Work Group <br />February 3, 2004 <br />Charge and Mission <br />1. To investigate and explore the potential need and uses. for an Orange County <br />Agricultural Center, utilizing new information and current/fiiture agricultural <br />needs. <br />2. To develop a process whereby all stakeholders have an opportunity to provide <br />meaningtd input into the Work Group deliberations <br />.3. To develop a report on the findings of the Work Group discussion and <br />investigation, to be submitted to the Board of Conunissioners within one year of <br />appointment of the Work Group. <br />4, Review the recommendations of the previous Agricultural Center work group <br />(1989). <br />Timetable <br />Activity Proposed Date <br />BOCC agrees to create Work Group February, 2004 <br />Work Group appointments made March, 2004 <br />Work Group meetings to develop April-October, 2004 <br />public participation process, explore <br />need, visit other centers, and explore <br />potential uses <br />Development of Work Group report October-December, <br /> 2004 <br />Report transmitted to Board of ,January-February, <br />Commissioners 2005 <br />Proposed Makeup of Work Group and Staff Resources <br />2 County Commissioners <br />2 members, Agricultural Preservation Board <br />2 members, Orange County Cooperative Extension Board <br />2 members, Orange Soil and Water District Board <br />2 members, Economic Development Commission <br />2 members, Organic and Alternative Farming (at-large) <br />I member, Livestock and Commodity Associations (at-large) <br />1 member, Fami Associations (Farm Bureau, Grange, other) <br />1 member, Farmers (at-large) <br />I member, Farm Consumers (at-large) <br />1 member, Potential Institutional Consumers (universities, school systems, etc) <br />I member, N.C. Department of Agriculture staff