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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> February 14, 2022; 7:30 pm <br /> Virtual Zoom Meeting <br /> Present: Kim Piracci, Kim Livingston, Frank Binkowski, Bill Ward, Jaya Nair, Kristie <br /> Mather, Carrie Fletcher,Veronica Penn Beattie, Jessie Birckhead, Jane Harris, <br /> Elizabeth McWhorter <br /> Absent: James Eichel (excused) <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 /> Dave Stancil requested to go ahead and inform the CFE that Brennan Bouma's vacant <br /> position had been renamed as Sustainability Project Manager and had been filled by Amy <br /> Eckberg. She will start on March 7ch and will be active within the CFE. <br /> III. FY 2022-23 Orange County Outside Agency Application <br /> The CFE was asked to review an application from Piedmont Wildlife Center for County <br /> funding and provide ranking via the provided Orange County Outside Agency <br /> Application Scorecard. David Stancil led the discussion and informed the CFE that they <br /> would need to collectively agree on the ranking numbers within the Scorecard. The <br /> Piedmont Wildlife Center is requesting $9,000 from Orange County to support their <br /> Earthkeepers Afterschool Program. After considerable discussion, the CFE agreed to <br /> recommend that the program receive support and ranked it with a score of 87/100. The <br /> Scorecard will be forwarded to the County Manager who will ultimately decide on <br /> program funding. <br /> IV. Working Group Review of CFE Bylaws and Policy <br /> Kim Piracci notified the CFE that there was a rules review in progress of the Orange <br /> County Commission for the Environment Policies and Procedures that was adopted by <br /> the BOCC on 11.8.12. This effort is being done to ensure the document is up to date with <br /> current Orange County Board of County Commissioners Advisory Board Policy and <br /> Rules of Procedure for the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> V. Opportunities for Earth Day Outreach <br /> David Stancil informed the CFE of the upcoming Earth Evening event to be held in <br /> Hillsborough on April 29, 2022. This event is typically in coordination with <br /> Hillsborough's Last Fridays event. Bill Ward expressed interest in having a booth set up <br /> for his nonprofit, Electrify Orange, at the event. Kim Piracci talked about having a CFE <br /> booth at the Carrboro Earth Day event to inspire people to apply to be on the CFE. CFE <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />