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Attachment 1 <br /> Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> April 8, 2019 <br /> Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill <br /> Present: Bradley Saul (Chair), Jeremy Marzuola (Vice Chair), Bill Ward, Will <br /> Stanley, Kim Piracci, Matt Crook, Jody Eimers, Laura Doherty, Jim Eichel, <br /> Lynne Gronback <br /> Absent: Bill Newby, Alan Parry, Carrie Fletcher <br /> Staff: Tom Davis, Brennan Bouma <br /> 7:30 Call to Order— Saul called the meeting to order at 7:30. <br /> Additions or Changes to Agenda — Staff informed the group that Kim L. had accepted <br /> an employment offer and would be finished working for Orange County prior to <br /> the next scheduled CFE meeting. <br /> Approval of Draft Minutes from March 11, 2019. Bill W. made a motion to approve the <br /> minutes as written. Matt C. seconded. Approved unanimously. <br /> CFE Activities Update: <br /> The Chair discussed the recent BOCC work session for advisory board and <br /> commissions he attended at which he updated the BOCC on issues that the CFE <br /> is working on. The Chair also recently attended a Solid Waste Advisory Group <br /> (SWAG) meeting. Among other topics, the SWAG discussed forest management <br /> and tree policy issues. <br /> The Chair then led a discussion updating the list of Activities that the CFE <br /> members are interested in working on as compiled on page 2 of the CFE meeting <br /> agenda. <br /> This included some discussion of forest management policy in the area, including <br /> the collaborative conservation group that has been meeting, as well as other <br /> interested groups. <br /> Brennan B. provided an update on efforts related to the completion of a <br /> Greenhouse Gas (GG) inventory. Bill W, reported that he had received some <br /> GG info for the Co-Generation plant that is operated by UNC-CH. <br /> The two current draft resolutions that CFE members have been working on are <br /> not ready for the CFE to consider at this time. Brennan also updated the group <br /> about the anti-idling campaign: Brennan has delivered anti-idling signs to local <br /> schools as well as a draft letter he created after he updated the information in the <br />