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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 4, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-f <br /> SUBJECT: Native Plant Month Proclamation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Cooperative Extension, <br /> Environment, Agriculture, <br /> Parks & Recreation, County <br /> Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Mart Bumgarner, (919) 245-2062 <br /> David Stancil, (919) 245-2510 <br /> Chris Hirni, (919) 245-2510 <br /> Bonnie Hammersley, (919) 245-2300 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a proclamation designating April 2023 as Native Plant Month in Orange <br /> County. <br /> BACKGROUND: The US Congress first designated April as National Native Plant Month in 2021. <br /> Congress acted again in 2022 to designate April 2022 as National Native Plant Month. The BOCC <br /> approved a proclamation last year designating April 2022 as Native Plant Month, and various <br /> states and local governments across the country have declared April as Native Plant Month in <br /> 2023 and over the last few years. <br /> In recent decades, the increase of invasive non-native plant species has become a national <br /> concern, as many of these species tend to force out native species, thus threatening the eco- <br /> system and species reliant on native plants, such as pollinators. <br /> The attached proclamation proposes that the Board of Commissioners designate April 2023 as <br /> Native Plant Month in Orange County. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There are no Orange County Social Justice Goals applicable to this <br /> item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impacts are applicable to this item: <br /> • RESULTANT IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AIR QUALITY <br /> Assess and where possible mitigate adverse impacts created to the natural resources of <br /> the site and adjoining area. Minimize production of greenhouse gases. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proclamation <br /> and authorize the Chair to sign the Proclamation on behalf of the Board. <br />