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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> April 11, 2022; 7:30 pm <br /> virtual Zoom Meeting <br /> Present: Kim Piracci, Kim Livingston, Bill Ward, Kristie Mather,Veronica Penn Beattie, <br /> Jessie Birckhead, Jaya Nair, Ian Morse, Reade Oakley <br /> Absent: Frank Binkowski, Carrie Fletcher, Jane Harris, Elizabeth McWhorter <br /> Staff: Wesley Poole, Chris Himi, Amy Eckberg, Kalani Allen <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 /> None. <br /> III. Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary—March 14th, 2022 <br /> Motion by Kristie Mather; seconded by Jessie L. Birckhead; all in favor; none opposed; <br /> motion passed. <br /> IV. Introduction of New and Current Members <br /> The BOCC recently appointed two new members to the CFE and tonight is their first <br /> meeting. Ian Morse and Reade Oakley each introduced themselves to the group and <br /> current CFE members/ County staff did the same. <br /> V. CFE Meeting Location and Time <br /> The next meeting date of the CFE (May 9, 2022) will be the first in-person meeting held <br /> since the Covid-19 Pandemic. The CFE discussed the location and times of meetings <br /> going forward. Chris Himi notified the CFE that the only currently available location <br /> with Zoom Room capabilities is the Bonnie B. Davis Environment and Agricultural <br /> Center in Hillsborough. The meeting facility at the Southern Human Services Center will <br /> not be available until later this year. CFE members expressed interest in having a longer <br /> meeting in order to get more done during Committee Breakouts and proposed extending <br /> to a 2 hour meeting. This would be accomplished by starting at TOOPM instead of <br /> 7:30PM and keeping the end time at 9:OOPM. Veronica Penn Beattie motioned that, for <br /> the time being, the CFE elects to hold meetings from 7:00-9:OOPM at the Bonnie B. <br /> Davis Environment and Agricultural Center from 7:00-9:OOPM using their Zoom Room <br /> until the CFE votes on a location in the future; seconded by Jessie L. Birckhead; all in <br /> favor; none opposed; motion passed. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />