Agenda 09-03-19 Item 8-a - Minutes

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18 1 2 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if Commissioner McKee's motion would supplant is 3 proposed amendment. 4 Commissioner McKee said yes. 5 Commissioner Dorosin said if he supported Commissioner Marcoplos' amendment, it 6 would be with the understanding that the proposed projects proposed are just options, and the 7 Board can weigh in before any monies are spent. He said he does not want to approve set 8 monies for a particular project. 9 Commissioner Marcoplos said these ideas were just examples of how the monies could 10 be spent. 11 Commissioner Dorosin liked what Commissioner Greene said about the $75,000 already 12 earmarked for geothermal well study, and it would fit into the profile of what this amendment 13 would do. 14 Commissioner McKee said his motion does not specify projects, or the costs of any 15 projects, but is to insure a full and public vetting, which will provide better solutions within the 16 same timeframe of the amendment. 17 Commissioner Marcoplos said Commissioner McKee's motion will change the charge of 18 the Climate Change Committee, which may be unfair. 19 Commissioner Price said she seconded the motion because she wants to bring in other 20 governmental entities, and climate concerns do not go along political boundaries. 21 22 VOTE: Ayes, 2 (Commissioner McKee and Commissioner Price); Nays, 5 (Chair Rich, 23 Commissioner Marcoplos, Commissioner Dorosin, Commission Greene, and 24 Commissioner Bedford). 25 26 A motion was made by Commissioner Marcoplos to adopt this additional 1/4 cents to 27 fund County efforts to combat climate change initiatives and to quickly form a committee that 28 can decide how these funds would be spent, which could be made up of staff and board 29 members. 30 Commissioner Greene seconded this motion for discussion purposes. 31 32 Commissioner Greene said she would like to offer a friendly amendment for this tax to 33 fund efforts to combat climate change, and projects will be prioritized by this Board, following 34 consideration by the Commission for the Environment, according to a formula that weighs the 35 social justice impact most heavily. Examples of potential projects are weatherization, solar 36 panels, geothermal wells, etc. 37 Commissioner Dorosin suggested adding racial equity. 38 Commissioner Marcoplos and Commissioner Greene accepted. 39 40 VOTE: Ayes, 4 (Chair Rich, Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner Greene and 41 Commissioner Marcoplos); Nays, 3 (Commissioner McKee, Commissioner Price, and 42 Commissioner Bedford) 43 44 Amendment 011- (Hire a consultant to compile an inventory of agencies participating in 45 the workforce development pipeline available to Orange County and assess the 46 feasibility of a Tradescraft Center. Attachments (A1), (A2) Use Article 46 Sales tax to fund 47 the initiative.) 48 49 Commissioner McKee said he does not understand how this does not duplicate the 50 schools' trade programs and Durham Tech's work. He asked if there is a reason to build this.