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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> March 13th, 2023; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> VI. Earth Evening/Day Celebrations -Discussion <br /> Earth Evening in Hillsborough will be celebrated on Friday April 281h at the Farmer's <br /> Market Pavilion 6-8PM. Amy Eckberg will have a Climate Action Plan/ Solarize the <br /> Triangle table there. Earth Day in Carrboro will be celebrated on Saturday April 22 3:30- <br /> 6PM. CFE members were asked to be thinking about who could volunteer for either/ <br /> both events. <br /> VII. No Net Loss Tree Canopy Policy—Discussion <br /> Jessie Birckhead presented a first draft of the No Net Loss Tree Canopy Policy that was <br /> put together by the Land Resources Subcommittee so that the CFE could provide input <br /> before it was given to the DEAPR director for review. This policy is only for Orange <br /> County owned properties and does not include schools. Comments will be incorporated <br /> and the Policy will be brought back for approval at a future meeting. <br /> VIII. Sub-Committee Breakouts <br /> The CFE broke out into committee assignments and discussed goals/projects for the <br /> year. Afterwards, subcommittees came back together and reported information discussed <br /> to the overall CFE (see below). <br /> Sub-Committee Breakout Meetinz Summaries <br /> Air& Energy Resources Subcommittee: <br /> Present: Kristie Mather(via Zoom), Veronica Penn Beattie <br /> Absent: Ian Morse, Geneva Gray, David N. Mcnelis <br /> Staff: Amy Eckberg <br /> • Address the List of CAP Measures currently under review <br /> • Climate Action Plan: <br /> o Focus Group Sessions: <br /> ■ Business Group Tuesday 3114 9AM <br /> ■ Community Wednesday 3115 IPM <br /> • Student Voices 3123 IPMfocused on college students. Also considering <br /> opportunities to bring in HS students. <br /> • Survey is in 4 languages: Chinese, Spanish, Burmese, English <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />