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ORANGE COUNTY RIGHTS OF WAY TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP, TENURE AND CHARGE On December 18th, 2018 the Orange County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution (RES-2018-085) recommending that all roadside and rights-of-way be managed using best practices that benefit native pollinators and native wildflowers, such as minimizing the use of herbicides, and authorized the Commission for the Environment and County staff to work with the North Carolina Botanical Gardens to encourage NC Department of Transportation, utility companies, and property owners to plan, implement, and study roadside and rights-of-way management practices that enhance habitat for native wildflowers and pollinators. The Orange County Rights of Way Task Force is being organized as a subcommittee of the Commission for the Environment. Section VI I of the Orange County Advisory Board Policy permits Advisory Boards to form special purpose subcommittees. CHARGE To build on the momentum of the 2018 resolution by accomplishing the following: • To gather, exchange and share information on rights of way management within Orange County; • To foster communication between the rights of way managers, the North Carolina Botanical Gardens, and Orange County on future opportunities and collaborative ventures; • To provide a coordinating mechanism for rights of way management within Orange County; • To develop and coordinate public education and public outreach on rights of way management (coordinated brochures, etc). MEMBERSHIP • Orange County Board of Commissioners (one member, or designee of Board) • Orange County Commission for the Environment (up to two members) • Duke Energy (up to two members) • Piedmont Electric Cooperative (up to two members) • NCDOT (up to two members) • PSNC energy (up to two members) • NC Botanical Garden (up to two members) • At large: (three members) At large members will be people with specific expertise such as knowledge of rights-of-way biodiversity and/or Orange County residents.