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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> September 12, 2022; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> V. Sub-Committee Designation and Discussion <br /> Veronica Penn Beattie informed the CFE that sub-committees have not been keeping <br /> minutes and they need to be doing so. Once sub-committees start meeting regularly <br /> again after the Community Climate Action Grant Review process is complete, they will <br /> each need to elect a Chair that will keep up with the minutes and present a brief summary <br /> to the overall group once break-outs come back together. CFE members discussed the <br /> possibility of creating a new 4th sub-committee for climate,but some thought it would be <br /> best to just leave the 3 sub-committees as is and let the air and energy group focus on <br /> climate issues at this time. It will be all be discussed at the November meeting so CFE <br /> members were asked to decide exactly which sub-committee they would like to be on. <br /> Wesley Poole and Kalani Allen informed the CFE that we would have hopefully have <br /> some new CFE members coming in by the November meeting. <br /> VI. Updates and Information Items <br /> • Amy Eckberg gave an update to the CFE on the status of the Climate Action Plan. <br /> They received 2 proposals from their RFQ and one was a standout. That consultant <br /> presented ten additional options to the initial proposal and the two options that stood <br /> out were the funding option and the additional stakeholder engagement option. The <br /> evaluation team agreed to add those for approximately$17,000 over the initial <br /> proposal of$75,000, making a total of approximately$92,000 that will be allocated. <br /> Amy stated that the climate action planning process will give us a roadmap with <br /> specific actions and tactics that the County can use to get to a 100%renewable energy <br /> economy by 2050. <br /> • Chris Hirni discussed the advisory board policy that has been established for <br /> requesting to attend meetings remotely. Wesley Poole reminded CFE members to <br /> notify staff when they can't make a meeting for attendance tracking purposes. <br /> • Amy Eckberg gave the CFE an update on the Solarize the Triangle campaign. They <br /> have had a great start so far and they are organizing an informational webinar for <br /> September 28 from 6-7 PM. <br /> VIL Adjournment <br /> Kristie Mather motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:36 pm; seconded by Elizabeth <br /> McWhorter; all in favor; none opposed; motion passed. <br /> Page 2 of 2 <br />