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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 23, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ -a <br />SUBJECT: Environmental Responsibility Goal for County Government <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />None <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair, 245-2125 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss a proposal to create an environmental responsibility goal for Orange <br />County. <br />BACKGROUND: On several occasions, Commissioner .lacobs has suggested that the Board <br />consider adopting a goal that would establish an environmental ethic that would guide how the <br />County pursues capital projects with regard to issues such as greenbuilding, deconstruction, <br />and the like. There was insufficient time to discuss these principles at the Board's annual <br />planning retreat on January 31, 2004 and at the Board's February 12, 2004 work session, so <br />discussion was postponed to this February 23`d work session. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board discuss the proposal to <br />adopt an environmental responsibility goal and provide appropriate direction to staff. <br />