Administration Center November 26, 2007
Conference Room ABC Regular Meeting
1300 Courthouse Road 7:00 p.m.

Call to Order

Determination of Quorum

Public Comment

Staff Report

· Progress of PDR Committee
· PDR State Managers Meeting - Friday, December 7th at 10am - Virginia Farm Bureau office auditorium.

Other Business

· Upcoming Agricultural Conferences – Biofuel and Alternative Energy in Agricultural Conference

· General Assembly Joint Subcommittee studying long-term funding for the purchase of development rights to preserve open-space and farmlands - Tuesday, November 20, 2007.

6. Chairman’s Report

· Discovering Common Ground: A Conference for Urban Forestry and Building Industry Communities – November 16, 2007.

· Environmental Law Institute’s Seminar on “Ecosystem Services: Is There a Business Case for Environmental Protection.”

· Emerging Issues for Agricultural Commission / Board of Supervisors Consideration in 2008

- Energy, Climate Change, Agricultural and Natural Resource Trends,
Sustainably Designed Communities
- Update on ecosystem values and emerging “green” markets/
credits (How Farmers and Other Landowners Can Benefit)
- Continued Outreach Regarding Economic and Environmental Public
Benefits to Conserving Farms, Forests and Open Spaces.

7. Adjournment