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AGENDA <br />Commission for the Environment <br />February 8, 2016 <br />7:30 D.m. <br />Richard Whitted Meeting Facility (Room 250) <br />300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough <br />Time Item Title <br />7:30 I. Call to Order <br />7:32 II. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br />7:35 III. Approval of Minutes — December 14, 2015 (Attachment 1) <br />7:40 IV. Welcome / Resolutions of Appreciation <br />➢ 2016 Meeting Calendar (Attachment 11) <br />➢ CFE outreach / news articles (Attachments 12 -13) <br />➢ Proposed airport /airstrip rule amendments (Canceled) <br />➢ Eno River hydrilla management project in jeopardy (Attachment 14) <br />➢ DWR guidance for local stream buffer rules (Attachment 15) <br />➢ COP21 agreement summarized (Attachment 16) <br />➢ 2015 was the hottest year on record (Attachment 17) <br />➢ Solarize the Triangle (Attachment 18) <br />➢ Effects of solar panels on farm fields (Attachment 19) <br />➢ The conservative case for solar subsidies (Attachment 20) <br />➢ Brumley Forest Nature Preserve trail building work day (Attachment 21) <br />9:30 VIII. Adjournment <br />Nextmeefing; March 14 (Chapel Hill) <br />The CFE will welcome Bill Kaiser (new member) and consider resolutions of appreciation for <br />outgoing members Jan Sassaman, David Neal, and Gary Saunders. (Attachments 2 -4) <br />8:00 V. <br />$2 Billion Statewide Bond Campaign <br />Staff will provide an overview of the $2 billion bond campaign for North Carolina (BuiidingA <br />Better North Carolina), scheduled for a vote as part of the March 15, 2016 primary elections. <br />(Attachments 5 -7) <br />8:20 VI. <br />Lands Legacy Program Update <br />Staff will provide an update on plans to open two new Orange County nature preserves (Hollow <br />Rock Nature Park and Seven Mile Creek Preserve), and an overview of other land conservation <br />projects and activities within the Lands Legacy Program (Attachments 8 -9) <br />8:45 VII. <br />Committee Meetings <br />The standing committees review 2015 priorities, next steps, and new ideas. (Attachment 10) <br />9:15 VIII. <br />Updates and Information Items <br />Staff and /or CFE members will provide updates on the following items: <br />➢ 2016 Meeting Calendar (Attachment 11) <br />➢ CFE outreach / news articles (Attachments 12 -13) <br />➢ Proposed airport /airstrip rule amendments (Canceled) <br />➢ Eno River hydrilla management project in jeopardy (Attachment 14) <br />➢ DWR guidance for local stream buffer rules (Attachment 15) <br />➢ COP21 agreement summarized (Attachment 16) <br />➢ 2015 was the hottest year on record (Attachment 17) <br />➢ Solarize the Triangle (Attachment 18) <br />➢ Effects of solar panels on farm fields (Attachment 19) <br />➢ The conservative case for solar subsidies (Attachment 20) <br />➢ Brumley Forest Nature Preserve trail building work day (Attachment 21) <br />9:30 VIII. Adjournment <br />Nextmeefing; March 14 (Chapel Hill) <br />