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Orange County Agricultural Preservation Board <br /> Approved Meeting Summary: May 15t", 2024 <br /> ***Bonnie Davis Center*** <br /> 6:30 p.m. <br /> Members Present: Compton, Hooten, McAdams, Myers, Ranells, Saiers, Sykes, Taylor, <br /> Wagger, Woods <br /> Members Absent: Hughes, McPherson Guests: None <br /> Staff: Peter Sandbeck, Cultural Resource Coordinator; Mike Ortosky, Community and Rural <br /> Development Agent <br /> 1. Call to order: Vice Chair Sykes called the meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. <br /> 2. Chair Comments/Introduction of guests: Sykes welcomed new member Noah Ranells, who <br /> gave a brief overview of his background. <br /> 3. Considerations of Additions to Agenda: None <br /> 4. Meeting Summary/Minutes: Woods moved to approve the minutes for the March 201n <br /> meeting, seconded by Saiers; motion carried. <br /> S. Items for Decision: <br /> a) Membership: review of applications and recommendations for filling vacancies: Staff <br /> referred to the roster handout. Recently, staff discovered that the VAD farm owned by <br /> Michael Hughes is actually located in the White Cross VAD and not Cane Creek/Buckhorn, so <br /> this allows the APB to make a recommendation to shift Hughes from his current at-large <br /> position to fill the vacant White Cross district position. In addition, Ranells owns a VAD farm <br /> in the High Rock/Efland district, which will allow for a recommendation to shift him from an <br /> at-large position to fill the High Rock/Efland district position that will be vacant with the <br /> retirement of McAdams. This will fill two of the three district vacancies. McAdams made a <br /> motion to shift Hughes to the White Cross district position, and to shift Ranells to the High <br /> Rock/Efland district, seconded by Woods; motion carried. Three current members need to <br /> be reappointed: Hooten, Taylor and Palmer. All are willing to serve another term. Hooten <br /> moved to recommend the reappointment of these three members, seconded by Saiers; <br /> motion carried. That leaves three vacant at-large positions. Staff reviewed the current <br /> applications on file. Discussion followed. Hooten moved to recommend William Totten for <br /> the Schley/Eno district position, and Mary Beth Miller to an at-large position, seconded by <br />