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13 <br /> 1 THIS THE 7rh DAY OF MARCH, 2019. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Price <br /> 4 for the Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Commissioner Dorosin suggested having the list posted on the County website. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 c. Update on Skip the Straw Month <br /> 11 The Board received an update on efforts related to "Skip the Straw Month." <br /> 12 <br /> 13 BACKGROUND: In October 2018, based on a petition by Commissioner Penny Rich, the <br /> 14 BOCC proclaimed March 2019 as "Skip the Straw Month" to recognize and reduce the <br /> 15 environmental damage that single use plastic straws cause. Staff will provide an update <br /> 16 and progress report on staff and community engagement in follow-up to that proclamation. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Blair Pollock, Solid Waste Planner, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 19 <br /> 20 SKIP THE STRAW <br /> 21 A CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE USE OF PLASTIC STRAWS IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 22 <br /> 23 Background <br /> 24 • In October 2018, Orange County and the three Towns all proclaimed March 2019 to be <br /> 25 "Skip the Straw" Month (and October 2018 was declared `Reduce single use plastics <br /> 26 month, more generally). <br /> 27 • Solid Waste Staff, with others throughout the County, have organized activities and <br /> 28 events for "Skip the Straw" month <br /> 29 <br /> 30 What's Planned <br /> 31 Two screenings of"Straws"- a film about the environmental impacts of single use plastic <br /> 32 straws on the oceans - by NC Filmmaker Linda Booker who will speak at both events. <br /> 33 Other speakers are Bonnie Monteleone, Founding Director of the Plastic Ocean Project <br /> 34 in Wilmington and Bryant Holsenbeck, Durham-based garbage artist and author of"The <br /> 35 Last Straw". <br /> 36 March 25 Varsity Theater & <br /> 37 March 26 Orange County Library <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Recruiting local businesses to pledge to "Skip the Straw" <br /> 40 Soliciting residents to pledge to "Skip the Straw. Pledge form now available on line at <br /> 41 www.orangecountync.gov/skir)thestraw <br /> 42 • Collaborating with other County Departments and Towns, mostly through Stormwater <br /> 43 Management divisions/departments, other environmental interests and UNC, through <br /> 44 Green Games, to amplify the messages <br /> 45 • Advertisements and social media promotions of "Skip the Straw" <br /> 46 <br /> 47 List of Businesses Pledging to "Skip the Straw"(as of 3/7) <br /> 48 411 West La Vita Dolce <br /> 49 Bonchon Lantern Restaurant <br /> 50 Burns Restaurant Linda's Bar and Grill <br />