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Orange County Climate Council <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> February 27, 2020 <br /> 7:30pm - 9:00pm <br /> Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill <br /> Attendees: Mark Marcoplos (Chair), Melissa McCullough (Vice Chair), Brennan Bouma (staff), <br /> Pat Clayton, Cathy Cole, Robb English, Caroline Hansley-Mace, Laura Janway, Kathy <br /> Kaufman,Jonas Monast, Ruth Rouse, Donna Rubinoff, Owen Ryerson, Sammy Slade, <br /> Stephanie Trueblood,Josh Van Mater <br /> I. Call to Order, Additions or Changes to the Agenda - Marcoplos called the meeting to <br /> order at 7:35pm. <br /> Slade brought up a topic that he would like to discuss during this or a future meeting. HE <br /> wondered if it would be possible for the schools to take the avoided energy costs they <br /> derive from energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and roll that money back into <br /> further action. <br /> Marcoplos said that this discussion might be good for a future agenda when school <br /> representatives were present. <br /> Rubinoff added that when the Council does discuss this, it would be good for the student <br /> representatives to weigh in as well. <br /> Van Mater said that it sounded good to him for the schools to be able to roll that savings <br /> back into further climate action, and maybe also to fund a class or a club focused on climate <br /> action. <br /> II. Approval of Draft Meeting Summary from December 17, 2019 and January 23, <br /> 2020 <br /> No comments were offered on the December and January meeting minutes. English <br /> motioned for the minutes to be approved as written, and Kaufman seconded.The minutes <br /> were approved unanimously. <br /> III. 2020 Meeting Schedule <br /> Bouma began the discussion saying that it would be good to finalize an ongoing regular <br /> meeting schedule. He then summarized earlier discussions reflecting the Council's stated <br /> preferences around establishing a regular meeting schedule: <br /> 1.) The meeting should be scheduled for the same time and day every month. <br /> 2.) Some interested parties outside of the Council and some members have been <br /> advocating for meetings to be held in evening hours for equity and access <br /> reasons. <br />