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AGENDA <br />Commission for the Environment <br />April 11, 2016 <br />7:30 p.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 — February 8 and March 14, 2016 <br />The CFE will consider approval of minutes from the last two meetings. (Attachments 1 -2) <br />7:45 IV. CFE Outreach Opportunities / News Articles <br />The CFE will review a revised schedule of proposed news articles intended to educate /inform <br />the public about issues highlighted in the Orange County State of the Environment. The CFE <br />will also resume discussion of participation in upcoming outreach events. (Attachments 3 -4) <br />8:15 V. Clean Power Plan <br />Staff will brief the CFE on efforts around the country to persuade state legislatures to follow <br />through on the Clean Power Plan put forward by the USEPA. The Town of Chapel Hill is among <br />50 or so cities and counties taking a stance on this issue. (Attachment 5) <br />8:35 VI. Committee Meetings <br />The standing committees will review their revised list of priorities, and decide on next steps. <br />(Attachment 6) <br />9:00 VII. Updates and Information Items <br />Staff and /or CFE members will provide updates on the following items: <br />➢ CFE membership roster (Attachment 7) <br />➢ Eno River hydrilla management project update (Attachment 8) <br />➢ Jordan Lake water allocation (Attachment 9) <br />➢ Tour of forestry mgmt at OWASA Mitigation Tract — April 20 (Attachment 10) <br />➢ Wind farmer testimonial (Attachment 11) <br />➢ The need to modernize water data (Attachment 12) <br />➢ February's record heat astounds scientists (Attachment 13) <br />➢ Record low Arctic Sea ice (Attachment 14) <br />➢ Photo Contest 2016 - "The Nature of Orange" (Attachment 15) <br />9:15 VIII. Adjournment <br />Nextmeefing; May 9 (Chapel Hill) <br />