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Attachment 1 <br /> Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> March 13th 2023; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> Present: Veronica Penn Beattie, Kristie Mather(via Zoom), Mark Randall, Regina Baratta, <br /> Reade Oakley, Jessie Birckhead, Kim Piracci, Jane Harris (via Zoom), Andrea <br /> Zimmerman <br /> Absent: Ian Morse, Kim Livingston, David N. Mcnelis, Geneva Gray <br /> Staff: Wesley Poole, Chris Hirni, Amy Eckberg, Kalani Allen <br /> I. Call to Order <br /> Veronica Penn Beattie called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm. <br /> II. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br /> Jessie Birckhead requested to make the following changes: start with a brief introduction <br /> of all the CFE members and staff for the newest member, Andrea Zimmerman; discuss <br /> CFE applicants during CFE Recruitment Timeline and Application Review due to a <br /> recent appointment recommendation declining. Veronica Penn Beattie agreed to the <br /> change. <br /> III. Introductions <br /> All of the CFE members and staff introduced themselves and gave a brief background in <br /> order to orient the newest CFE member, Andrea Zimmerman. <br /> IV. Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary—February 13t', 2023 <br /> Motion to approve by Kim Piracci; seconded by Mark Randall; all in favor; none <br /> opposed; motion passed. <br /> V. CFE Recruitment Timeline and Application Review <br /> Veronica Penn Beattie presented and discussed the CFE recruitment handout that she had <br /> prepared. Veronica also presented a potential process for candidate review that would <br /> allow applicants to attend a meeting in person or virtually to see if they are really <br /> interested in serving on the CFE in the future. CFE agreed to give the new process a try. <br /> CFE discussed current applicants in order to fill two current vacancies and decided to <br /> recommend appointment to Jo Leslie Eimers for Position#5 (Water Resources) and <br /> Wilson Greene for Position#7 (At Large). Motion to approve recommendation by Jessie <br /> Birckhead; seconded by Kim Piracci; all in favor; none opposed; motion passed. Wesley <br /> Poole will draft the recommendation letter. <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />