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Attachment 1 <br /> <br />Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> <br />Meeting Summary <br />September 10, 2018 <br />Richard Whitted Building, 300 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough <br />Present: Bradley Saul (Chair), Bill Newby, Bill Kaiser (Vice Chair), Alan Parry, Kim <br />Piracci, Bill Ward, Carrie Fletcher, Jim Eichel, Jeremy Marzuola, Jody <br />Eimers <br />Absent: Lynne Gronback, Matt Crook, Will Stanley, Laura Doherty, Emily Mixon <br />Staff: Kim Livingston, Brennan Bouma <br /> <br /> <br />I. Call to Order – Saul called the meeting to order at 7:31. <br />II. Additions or Changes to Agenda – After a brief background discussion the <br />draft roadside wildflower conservation resolution was approved unanimously <br />following a motion to do so that was offered by Marzuola and seconded by Ward. <br />III. Approval of Draft Minutes from August 13th, 2018 – The minutes were <br />approved unanimously following a motion to do so as offered by Ward and <br />seconded by Kaiser. <br /> <br />IV. Idle Reduction Petition Update <br />Bouma shared that there were some delays as he was waiting to get a count of the <br />signs needed from the schools. Eimers suggested that a good starting point might be to <br />go ahead and put up 2 signs per school as low-hanging fruit. This would move the <br />project forward while other steps were finalized. <br />There was a desire to review model idle reduction programs, perhaps Park City, Utah, <br />to get best practices. Ward mentioned that implementing this program could be a <br />learning opportunity for the students. <br />Piracci discussed whether there could be a place for parents to come inside to pick up <br />kids where it was climate-controlled. It was noted that parents would still need a place to <br />park but their cars could be off. <br />Marzuola suggested that there could be useful partnerships between schools and <br />Orange County’s strong bike riding organizations to promote additional alternatives to <br />driving in. Eichel mentioned that safety is likely to be a key concern in any non- <br />automotive mode of travel. <br />Staff agreed to ask the state Division of Air Quality to receive two signs per school and <br />about successful models and strategies for implementation.