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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 /> 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 Himi, 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 loth 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 /> Page 1 of 2 <br />