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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> August S, 2022; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> V. Current CFE Vacancies and Applicants—Action Item <br /> There are currently 3 vacancies within the CFE that need to be filled. Carrie Fletcher in <br /> Position#8 has also previously expressed an interest in resigning from the CFE and has <br /> not been at the last 3 consecutive meetings (August 8th meeting will make 4), but has not <br /> turned in resignation paperwork despite claiming to do so. Kim Piracci would like to <br /> make a recommendation to the BOCC to officially remove her and hold the position open <br /> in hopes of recruiting a more diverse candidate. The CFE went through the applicants <br /> one by one and decided which candidate would fit each open position the best. Mark <br /> Randall was chosen for Position#12 (Engineering), Geneva Gray for Position#2 (Air <br /> Quality), and Regina Baratta for Position#13 (At Large). Motion by Jessie Birckhead to <br /> make the applicant recommendations as such to the BOCC and hold Position#8 open in <br /> hopes of recruiting a more diverse candidate; seconded by Ian Morse; all in favor; none <br /> opposed; motion passed. <br /> VI. Community Climate Action Grant Review—Action Item <br /> Amy Eckberg notified the CFE that the deadline for submitting applications for the <br /> Community Climate Action Grant doesn't close until August 19th. Veronica Penn Beattie <br /> followed up and informed the CFE that they have 3 options to go about reviewing/ <br /> ranking the upcoming projects: 1. conduct during regular meetings, 2. conduct a special <br /> meeting, or 3. form a subcommittee. Jessie Birckhead offered to put together a Google <br /> Doc to assist with review of applications. Amy Eckberg will forward applications to <br /> CFE members as soon as she receives them and organizes for distribution. The <br /> expectation is for all members to understand the scoring sheet by the next CFE meeting <br /> on September 121h, conduct reviews on their own in the meantime, and be ready to <br /> discuss/rank at the following meeting on October I Oth. If needed, a special meeting can <br /> be held on October 17th to complete. Motion by Jessie Birckhead to hold a special <br /> meeting on October 17th if needed; seconded by Veronica Penn Beattie; all in favor; none <br /> opposed; motion passed. <br /> VII. Committee Breakouts <br /> Meeting was behind schedule so the CFE chose to not break out into committee <br /> assignments. <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />