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Supervisor Santiago recommending the Board receive presentation of the 2008-2018 Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) by Paul Nielsen, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA), Acting Branch Chief of the Environmental Improvement Program; said Program will be officially introduced at the 2008 Environmental Summit on August 16, 2008 on the grounds of the Vahalla Estate and hosted by Senator Dianne Feinstein and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; additionally, Supervisor Santiago recommending discussion and possible Board direction to staff regarding the following:
1) Investigation of alternative funding sources for implementation and associated maintenance;
2) Relationship between EIP and forest fuels reduction;
3) Incorporation of EIP into a Tahoe Basin economic development strategy; and
4) Maintaining our currently recognized leadership role as environmental stewards.