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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 26, 2022 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-c <br /> SUBJECT: Report of the Climate Council Review Sub-Committee <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Sub-Committee Report <br /> Travis Myren, 919-245-2308 <br /> Steve Arndt, 919-245-2658 <br /> PURPOSE: To discuss the report and recommendations of the Climate Council Review Sub- <br /> Committee and authorize staff to draft an intergovernmental memorandum of understanding that <br /> details the membership, charge and boundaries of work, meeting frequency, appointment <br /> process, and staff responsibilities of the Climate Council as outlined below. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Board of Commissioners created a Climate Council Review Sub- <br /> Committee to review the Orange County Climate Council in the Fall of 2021 . The Board <br /> appointed Commissioners Jamezetta Bedford, Amy Fowler, and Anna Richards to serve on <br /> the Sub-Committee. The petition that initiated the Sub-Committee stated that the Sub- <br /> Committee may recommend a restructuring of the Climate Council as a result of this <br /> assessment. <br /> The Sub-Committee reviewed background materials, conducted a survey of current and <br /> former climate council members, interviewed Climate Council members, and reviewed other <br /> models for intergovernmental information sharing and coordination. This work is described <br /> in detail in the Sub-Committee Report (attached). <br /> Based on the research conducted by the Sub-Committee, the Sub-Committee is <br /> recommending a reorganization of the Climate Council that is modeled after the <br /> Intergovernmental Parks Work Group. This new structure and charge would be codified in <br /> an intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that details the membership, <br /> charge and boundaries of work, meeting frequency, appointment process, and staff <br /> responsibilities. <br /> The Sub-Committee also offers the following specific suggestions regarding the content of <br /> the MOU. These suggestions are more fully described in the attached report. <br /> • Decrease the overall size of the Council from thirty-one to sixteen members <br /> • Focus membership on public sector entities <br />