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47 <br /> versed in local climate action and bureaucracy. She said that the Climate Council was not <br /> notified when these recommendations were released. She said that the Chapel Hill elected <br /> representative asked for a delay in the presentation and she was told no. She said that the <br /> Climate Council spent a better part of a year discussing these issues that are in the <br /> recommendations. She said that along with the draft bylaws that addressed the issues, there <br /> was also a background document that explained how they settled on them. She said that does <br /> not appear to have been considered at all. She said that the subcommittee shows a lack of <br /> recognition at what the council has done. She said that the Climate Council brings together a <br /> group of diverse and very invested people. She said it needs input by so many in the <br /> community and that these perspectives are represented on the council. She said that with the <br /> recommendations, she believes that the subcommittee is stepping back from climate urgency. <br /> She said that she believes that the recommendations neither solve the issues nor give climate <br /> action the attention that it warrants. She suggested that they accept the Climate Council's <br /> recommendation from 2021. She said that the group could draft an MOU formed by those that <br /> have been involved in the process and that it would be more practical and effective. <br /> Commissioner McKee said he appreciated the work of the sub-committee, and the <br /> direction of the recommendations are correct. He said he has had concerns with the group <br /> and that they were going out of scope. He said that he supported the recommendations. <br /> Commissioner Greene said she has been outside of the subcommittee discussions and <br /> that she was troubled by Melissa McCullough's comments and the disappointment that she <br /> expressed. She said she knows that the people on the subcommittee are good people but that <br /> she does not know what she thinks. She said that she wants to hear more about how the sub- <br /> committee made their recommendations. She said it is not obvious as to why the public is <br /> shutout. She said that they have a tiered process in mind. She said she agrees the Food <br /> Council and Partnership to End Homelessness are not good models, but that they do both <br /> have a structured way of reaching out into the community and getting input. She said that she <br /> is not satisfied that they have reached the right answer and would like to hear from the <br /> subcommittee members. <br /> Commissioner Bedford said she started attending Climate Council meetings after <br /> former Commissioner Dorosin left. She said that he had not been attending meetings for a <br /> while. She said that there was sporadic attendance and that it was hard to achieve a quorum. <br /> She said that it was an all-white, all retired, and not diverse group. She said that she does not <br /> think the input has been anything other than erratic. She said they are interested in being more <br /> like a non-profit or a department. She said that our own representative said that if changes <br /> were not made, he would resign in December. She said that is one of the reasons she <br /> petitioned to investigate the group. She said that another reason is the redundancy with the <br /> Commission for the Environment. She said that it caused confusion to the public with why there <br /> are two and which group is doing what. She said that some things that they do is hard to <br /> explain. She said that it is also odd that they will allow a former commissioner to speak the <br /> whole time but not allow any time for public comment. She said it is almost so functionally bad <br /> that it needs to be reorganized. She said that they presented last May and the County Attorney <br /> said they do not have the ability to appoint people. She said the few times that she attended <br /> there were not appointments made, but that she watched a meeting during which they were <br /> making appointments without any input from elected bodies. She said the fact only twelve <br /> members filled out a survey supports that this is not a functional council. She said when they <br /> looked at other models, the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group seemed workable. She also <br /> said they determined that they need a county climate action plan. She said they were not <br /> fulfilling any need to collaborate. She said that sometimes a member would bring something in <br /> and only to present it to the council before they released it as a council document. She said the <br />