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44 <br /> Slide #3 <br /> Climate Council Background <br /> • Assembly of Governments-January 2019 <br /> — Idea to create multijudsdictioral C male Council <br /> • Governing Board Action-Spring 2019 <br /> — No single consistent action across jurisdiclions on membership and composition <br /> • Current Organization-31 members <br /> County and Towns <br /> School districts,VNC. Durham Tech.Cooperaliwe Extension <br /> Orange Waler and Sewer Authority(CWASA). UNC Hospital <br /> Chapel Hin-Carrboro and Northern Orange NAACP <br /> — orangerChatham Sierra Club <br /> At large appointments <br /> Average of 15.9 members all meetings in 2021 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTI r CAROLINA <br /> Travis Myren said that the first idea of the Climate Council came about at an Assembly <br /> of Governments meeting in 2019. <br /> Slide #4 <br /> Climate Council Background <br /> • Mission Statement <br /> — To accelerale joint action addressing the climate emergency by sharing <br /> successful stralegles and identifying equitable opporlunitles to reduce <br /> greenhouse gas emissions,provide stewardolp or the natural world,and proteol <br /> of County resbdems Pm ellmate Impacts_ <br /> Climate Council Request for Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) <br /> -December2021 <br /> • Mayors and Chair request to draft MOU using Intergovernmental <br /> Parks Wort Group as model <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> N,oRTt r r.ARG rN:x <br /> Travis Myren said the Climate Council asked the governments to formalize the Council <br /> and the legal councils drafted the memorandum of understanding. <br />