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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 15, 2092 Action All Item No. SUBJECT: Recogniffon of County Participation In Cape Fear River Assembly DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No Conservation ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: CFRA Mission and Projects David Stencil, 245-2590 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732.8161 Chapel Hill 9684501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive a special presentation of a plaque recognizing the Couni participation in the Cape Fear River Assembly. BACKGROUND: On July 1,2001, Orange County joined a number of other deal governments, agencies and Invade firms in the Cape Fear River basin as part of the Cape Fear River Assembly(CFRA). Most of southern and western Orange County is in the Cape Fear basin. The Cape Fear River Assembly was founded in 1973 and now has over 400 members, with a 34-member board of directors. The Assembly membership and the board are made up of representatives from throughout the Cape Fear River Basin and with varying interests including environmental and conservation organizations, academia, small business and Industry, government (local, state and federal), and the general public. The mission of the CFRA is to provide for the highest quality of life possible for the residents of the Cape Fear River Basin,Orough the proper management of the Cape Fear River, its tributaries, and adjacent land uses. This mission is ro be accomplished through support of efforts to investigate, educate and effectuate. Scientific studies coupled with economic analyses are supported to provide the inform nton needed to make the best possible decisions regarding this river system and Its uses. Education and policy recommendations are also part of the group's charge. Most recently, CFRA has been awarded a grant of$500,000 in environmental enhancement funds from the Smithfield Farm;settlement agreement.