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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> November 8, 2021; 7:30 pm <br /> ortual Go To Meeting <br /> Present: Kim Piracci, Kim Livingston, Bradley Saul, Frank Binkowski, Bill Ward, Jeremy <br /> Marzuola, Eric Scheier, Jaya Nair, Veronica Penn Beattie, Kristie Mather <br /> Absent: James Eichel (excused), Carrie Fletcher(excused), Ulrich Hartmond(excused), <br /> Alan Parry, Elizabeth McWhorter <br /> I. Call to Order <br /> Kim Piracci called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm. <br /> II. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br /> None. <br /> III. Approval of Draft Minutes—October 1It', 2021 <br /> Motion by Jaya Nair; seconded by Kristie Mather; none opposed; motion passed. <br /> IV. CFE Annual Report and Work Plan -Discussion <br /> Chris Hirni led a discussion on the upcoming CFE Annual Report and Work Plan that is <br /> due to the Clerk's Office by Friday January 14, 2022. With direction by the CFE, Chris <br /> began drafting activities that the CFE expects to carry out in 2022 along with concerns or <br /> emerging issues that the CFE plans to address. Additional items will need to be <br /> submitted by the sub-committees to complete. Bradley Saul stated that it was not too <br /> early to start thinking about the next State of the Environment Report(2024). The CFE <br /> also discussed improving procedures for bringing new members up to speed. <br /> V. CFE Meeting Schedule and Location-Discussion <br /> The CFE discussed next calendar year's meeting schedule, location of meetings and <br /> potential continuation of virtual meetings. Kim Piracci proposed moving the meeting <br /> start time to 7:00 PM, but several CFE members stated that keeping it at 7:30 PM allows <br /> for other duties to be completed prior to. Continuing to meet on the 2nd Monday of each <br /> month, except for July, from 7:30 PM until 9:00 PM was acceptable for everyone. Chris <br /> Hirni informed the CFE of the potential new in-person meeting facility at the Bonnie B. <br /> Davis Environmental and Agricultural Center and briefly discussed the technology that <br /> would be available there. The CFE decided to continue to meet virtually via Zoom until <br /> further direction from the BOCC. <br /> VI. Committee Breakouts <br /> The CFE broke out into committee assignments to discuss goals/projects for the year. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />