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8 • Deep community engagement • Zone expansion? Decision-making process • Organizational structure (e.g. nonprofit) Chair Dorosin had to leave the meeting for the evening. A motion was made Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price for Commissioner Rich to Chair the remainder of the meeting. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Price referred to the strategic plan, and the addition of zones, and asked if it would be possible to expand the key services of this program to include the entire county. She asked if staff would gather information about this idea. Coby Austin said others have asked that same question, such as the CHCCS, who is considering replicating the kindergarten readiness camp with other schools. She said during the strategic planning process, FSA will figure out what the decision making process should be, if and when expansion occurs. She said the main constraint at this point is resources, but there is desire for expansion. c. Proposed Resolution In Support of a Local, State, and National Goal of 100% Clean Energy By 2050 and the Creation of Green Jobs The Board considered adoption of a resolution to create a goal to transition to a 100% renewable energy based economy by 2050. Brennan Bouma, Sustainability Coordinator, made this presentation. BACKGROUND: In April 2017, on behalf of the North Carolina Climate Solutions Coalition (NCCSC), a group of Orange County residents contacted Commissioner Renee Price to request that the Orange County Board of Commissioners consider the adoption of a resolution stating a commitment to transition to a 100% renewable energy based economy by 2050. According to the NCCSC website, similar resolutions have been adopted in 10 other local governments across North Carolina. The core scientific framework of this initiative was laid out in a Stanford University and University of California-Berkeley study which concludes that the US energy supply move to 100% renewable energy by the year 2050 using current technologies while creating green jobs and promoting economic development. The draft resolution prepared by the NCCSC was referred to the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation as well as the Commission for the Environment (CFE) for review. Over the course of two monthly meetings in May and June, the CFE interviewed the residents and reviewed the draft resolution and background. After review and discussion, the CFE amended the original draft resolution to clarify that it applies to Orange County as well as to the state and the nation. The edited resolution was satisfactory to the residents who brought it forward. Based on the potential environmental and economic benefits related to transitioning to renewable energy, the CFE now recommends the adoption of this resolution by the Board of Orange County Commissioners.