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Bouma expressed the committee's appreciation for Trueblood's experience and said that they would <br /> reach out on these matters after the word came back on the grant. <br /> V. Formation of Additional Committees <br /> Council members continued considering the establishment of two or more committees <br /> including Climate Justice Outreach and Evaluation and Monitoring. <br /> Marcoplos said that the intention behind tying outreach to climate justice was that it would <br /> be good for a committee to not only remind the Council to include equity in their decision, <br /> but to also go out to the communities to bring back ideas. <br /> Slade offered that as for evaluation and monitoring, Carrboro has already identified their <br /> goals, actions, and milestones and are currently trying to match a budget to it. He said he is <br /> not sure of value of another committee analyzing or rubber stamping their work. <br /> Trueblood clarified that as the Council and members are branding ourselves as being <br /> climate leaders,then we want to make sure we are performing well and have some data to <br /> back it up.There is not much action yet to study now, but we could send out an annual <br /> report. <br /> Hansley-Mace offered that perhaps this annual reporting could be part of the Council's <br /> communications effort. <br /> Cole mentioned that since the idea behind the Evaluation and Monitoring Committee was <br /> offered by Donna Rubinoff, she was concerned with defining the role of the committee <br /> without Donna's input.The Council decided to wait until a future agenda for further <br /> discussion when Rubinoff was present. <br /> Monast said that it would be good to have a committee whose role it was to identify new <br /> opportunities.There are lots of resources that exist to help and this group could make sure <br /> Council members are taking advantage of them. <br /> Monast also said that there is a lot that local governments can do to influence higher level <br /> decision making.This may not be directly tied to emissions reduction. It would be important <br /> to think strategically about how we define impact and success.This work might be a <br /> separate committee or fit into an existing one. <br /> VI. 2020 Meeting Schedule, Staffing, Rules& Procedures <br /> Bouma made a quick mention that he was continuing to work with the County Attorney and <br /> Clerk's Office to clarify the expectations around the innovative structure of the Climate <br /> Council.The Attorney recommended that the Council create and adopt bylaws to clarify its <br /> own procedures,term limits, processes for appointing new members, etc. Bouma said that <br /> he had received a flexible template for these bylaws that could be used as a starting point <br /> and that he would bring a draft to the Council for further discussion in the future. <br /> Bouma also said that Marcoplos had referred him to a member of the Occaneechi-Saponi <br /> nation who was interested in joining the Council, Crystal Cavalier. Bouma had spoken with <br /> Cavalier and summarized her background for the Council.The Council recommended <br /> Bouma invite Crystal Cavalier to join as a full voting member. Bouma said that he would <br />