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Orange County <br />Commission for the Environment <br />DRAFT Meeting Summary <br />December 12, 2016 <br />Orange County Solid Waste Administration Building, Chapel Hill <br />PRESENT: Lynne Gronback (Vice Chair), May Becker, Peter Cada, Loren Hintz, Bill Kaiser, <br />Bill Newby, Jeanette O'Connor, Rebecca Ray, Sheila Thomas -Ambat <br />ABSENT: Lydia Wegman <br />STAFF: Brendan Bouma, Tom Davis, Rich Shaw <br />GUESTS: Paul Cough <br />I. Call to Order — Gronback called the meeting to order at 7:35 pm. <br />11. Additions or Changes to Agenda — None <br />111. Minutes — Gronback asked for comments on the November 14 meeting summary. Hintz <br />motioned approval as written; seconded by Kaiser. Approved unanimously. <br />IV. CFE Annual Report and Work Plan 2016 -17 — Shaw referred CFE members to the <br />CFE's annual report and work plan, which was discussed at the November meeting. He <br />pointed out the changes that were made in November and reminded CFE members they <br />had already approved this document. Shaw said he would submit the approved <br />document to the Clerk to the board of county commissioners. <br />V. Planning for Climate Change — O'Connor provided an overview of the Town of <br />Carrboro's community climate action plan, which she noted is being considered for <br />implementation by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. O'Connor pointed out the Board <br />had been scheduled to take action on the plan in November, but this item was delayed. <br />O'Connor said she is a member of the Carrboro Energy and Climate Action Task Force, <br />which developed this plan with assistance from Randy Dodd, environmental planner with <br />the Town of Carrboro. The purpose of the plan is to educate the town residents on ways <br />they can help reduce Carrboro's greenhouse gas emissions in ten categories, including <br />transportation, energy consumption, ecosystem management, and food consumption. <br />CFE members commented and asked questions about various aspects of the plan. <br />O'Connor pointed out that many of the objectives will be difficult to achieve, but the task <br />force decided not to shy away from ambitious targets. She noted two overarching <br />recommendations from the task force is for Carrboro to create a sustainability <br />coordinator position and to establish a stormwater utility. <br />O'Connor reported CFE members can access the climate action plan via the Town of <br />Carrboro's website, noting it is #2 of the download options found at the following page: <br />Mips: / /carrboro.legistar.com LegislationDetail.aspx ?III= 2882400 &GUID= 9581AE32- SEES- 437A -82AD- <br />F8CF2I FE4022 &Qptions= &Search <br />CFE members thanked O'Connor for sharing that information and asked they she <br />apprise them of any further actions by the board of aldermen. <br />