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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br />DRAFT Meeting Summary <br />January 13, 2020; 7:30 pm <br />Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />Present: Bradley Saul (Chair), Bill Ward, James Eichel, Jody Eimers, Kim Piracci, Alan <br />Parry, Carrie Fletcher, Jeremy Marzuola <br />Absent: Lynne Gronback, Laura Doherty <br />Staff: Brennan Bouma, Chris Hirni, Wesley Poole, Commissioner Jamezetta Bedford <br />I. Call to Order <br />Saul called the meeting to order at 7:32 pm. <br />II. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br />Saul requested moving Recruitment discussion to top of agenda. <br />III. Approval of Draft Minutes from December 10 <br />th, 2019 <br />Motion by Parry; seconded by Ward; none opposed; motion passed. <br />IV. Recruitment <br />CFE discussed revamped recruitment efforts in regards to five current vacancies and the <br />desire to pursue more diversity in geographic location, ethnicity, race, and age. Staff and <br />CFE members discussed and prioritized efforts as listed. <br />- Post at County Community Centers- reach out to the non-profit organizers <br />- Master Gardeners Club and Small Farmer email list serve NC Coop Ext. <br />- Agriculture Preservation Board- approach Hughes or Pope <br />- Grad students - MCRP <br />- Botanical Gardens newsletter <br />- Chamber of Commerce <br />- Bo Howes - TLC <br />- Personally we can each reach out to friends <br />V. CFE Activities - 2020 <br />CFE discussed current activities with a brief status update for each item. <br />VI. Orange County Rights of Way Task Force <br />Saul presented the drafted framework document of the formation of a subcommittee/ <br />taskforce under the CFE for approval by CFE. CFE members discussed appropriate <br />member amounts. Eimers proposed one member and an alternate from each stakeholder <br />group to limit excess size. CFE discussed future subject matter for taskforce. Motion to <br />approve by Marzuola; seconded by Piracci; none opposed; motion passed. <br />$WWDFKPHQW