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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> January 10, 2022; 7:30 pm <br /> Ortual Zoom Meeting <br /> Present: Kim Piracci, Kim Livingston, Frank Binkowski, Bill Ward, Eric Scheier, Jaya <br /> Nair, Kristie Mather, Carrie Fletcher, James Eichel, Veronica Penn Beattie, Jessie <br /> Birckhead, Jane Harris <br /> Absent: Jeremy Marzuola (excused), Alan Parry (absent), Elizabeth McWhorter(absent) <br /> I. Call to Order <br /> Kim Piracci called the meeting to order at 7:31 pm. <br /> II. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br /> Kim Piracci requested to conduct CFE Officer Nominations and Elections prior to <br /> Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary from the December 13th, 2021 meeting. <br /> III. CFE Officer Nominations and Elections—Action Item <br /> Kim Piracci stated that she would be happy to turn over the role of Chair. Carrie Fletcher <br /> nominated Kim Piracci to continue to serve as Chair and Kim Piracci accepted but only if <br /> some of the new members would be open to the position next year. Kim Livingston <br /> stated that she was going to step down from Vice Chair. Frank Binkowski nominated <br /> Jaya Nair to serve as Vice Chair, but Jaya Nair declined, so Kim Piracci nominated Eric <br /> Scheier and he accepted. Vote for Kim Piracci as Chair; all in favor; none opposed; Kim <br /> Piracci shall serve as Chair of CFE for 2022. Vote for Eric Scheier; all in favor; none <br /> opposed; Eric Scheier shall serve as Vice Chair of CFE for 2022. <br /> IV. Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary—December 13', 2021 <br /> Motion by Frank Binkowski; seconded by Carrie Fletcher; all in favor; none opposed; <br /> motion passed. <br /> V. Community Climate Action Grant Proposal Review <br /> Asset Management Director, Steven Arndt,presented a FY 2021-22 Community Climate <br /> Action Grant proposal from Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) titled Creating <br /> a Solar Future at CHCCS. The proposal calls for the installation of a 100kW rooftop <br /> photovoltaic array at three campuses (Chapel Hill High School, East Chapel Hill High <br /> School and Carrboro High School) to offset energy consumption, reduce greenhouse gas <br /> emissions and incorporate sustainability-related educational content for students at <br /> CHCCS. Of the $268,000 currently available for the public school system, CHCCS are <br /> requesting $250,000 for their project. After a lengthy discussion, the CFE agreed to <br /> recommend approval of the grant application to the BOCC with two recommendations. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />