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irJ UNC Environment & Energy Advisory Board Thank you for considering serving on this advisory board. The following outline is designed to provide a summary of the role. Responsibilities: 1. Participate in quarterly 3 -hour meetings (with call- in/virtual option encouraged) 2. Review materials provided before each meeting 3. Give feedback on expert/consultant generated ideas during meetings 4. Be available for in- between - meeting consultation and feedback 5. Leverage business contacts and expertise to assist in decision - making Timeline: 12 month appointment, 4 meetings in total. April 14th is the tentative date for first meeting. Charter: The Advisory Board will use its individual and collective experience, expertise and connections to help vet and suggest holistic solutions for UNC -CH, viable in the next 5 -10 years to each of the following charges: 1. Provide feedback on how UNC -CH will realistically meet its power, steam and chilled water needs in the future using the most cost - effective, community- acceptable and technologically -sound solutions available, with a goal of carbon neutrality. 2. Provide feedback on the best strategies for UNC -CH to reduce as much waste heading to landfills as technically and financially possible, with a goal of 95% diversion rate. 3. Provide feedback on how UNC -CH should economically use, capture and treat water in a way that minimizes the use of potable water and has no net flow into or out of the local watershed, or excess burden on the OWASA system. The Advisory Board will advise within the context of past sustainability efforts on campus, striving for continuity but not redundancy. The Board will always consider UNC's complex internal operations when making recommendations, with attention paid to who will manage the program and how will it be paid for. Structure: Maximum of 12 members, including student, faculty, staff, Board of Trustees, community member and various prominent expert positions. Appointed by Brad Ives, Associate Vice Chancellor for Campus Enterprises. Meeting quarterly to look over plan and project ideas produced by individual task forces. Deliverable: Feedback on timeline of short-, medium- and long -term project ideas accompanied by a plan for financing and implementation.