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AGENDA <br />Orange County Commission for the Environment <br />February 12, 2018 <br />7:30 p.m. <br />Richard Whitted Building, 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 Draft Minutes — January 8t", 2018 <br />The CFE will consider approval of minutes from the last meeting. Action needed (Attachment 1) <br />7:40 IV. SOE 2019 Indicators <br />UNC Chapel Hill capstone students will be present to discuss their work with the CFE to analyze <br />and recommend updated environmental indicators and effective communication formats for use <br />in the 2019 State of the Environment report. (Attachment 2) <br />8:20 VI. 2018 CFE Activities <br />The group will discuss creating a guidance document based on the 2018 Work Plan and the <br />second page of this agenda detailing the activities that they would like to accomplish in 2018. <br />Action needed. (Attachment 3) <br />8:45 VII. Carbon Fee and Dividend Discussion <br />The group will discuss a recent request concerning a federal carbon fee and dividend as <br />proposed by the local chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby. Action needed. <br />(Attachments 4, 5, 6 and 7) <br />9:10 VIII. Updates and Information Items <br />Staff and /or CFE members will provide updates on the following items: <br />➢ Continuing Action Items from previous CFE meetings: <br />➢ 2018 Nature of Orange Photography Contest (Attachments 8 and 9) <br />➢ Warmest Year on Record in NC (Attachment 10) <br />➢ Duke Energy Proposed Solar Rebate (Attachment 11) <br />➢ Draft Fossil Fuel Divestment Resolution (Attachment 12) <br />➢ Chapel Hill Investing in Energy Efficiency (Attachment 13) <br />➢ NC 54 West Study (Attachment 14) <br />➢ Roadside Wildflower Conservation (Attachment 15) <br />➢ Any other new information from CFE members and staff <br />9:15 IX. Adjournment <br />• Next Meeting; March 12th, 2018 Southern Human <br />Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hi// <br />