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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> April loth, 2023; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> Present: Veronica Penn Beattie, Kristie Mather, Mark Randall, Regina Baratta, Reade <br /> Oakley, Jessie Birckhead (via Zoom), Jane Harris, Andrea Zimmerman (via <br /> Zoom), Kim Livingston, Geneva Gray <br /> Absent: Ian Morse, Kim Piracci, David N. Mcnelis <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 7:02 pm. <br /> II. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br /> None. <br /> III. Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary—February 13t', 2023 <br /> Motion to approve by Geneva Gray; seconded by Mark Randall; all in favor; none <br /> opposed; motion passed. <br /> IV. CFE Recruitment Applications Review <br /> Veronica Penn Beattie notified the CFE that Jo Leslie Eimers had withdrew her <br /> application after the group had recommended her for appointment at the last meeting. A <br /> new applicant, Wilson Greene, was invited to attend this meeting to see if he was <br /> interested in being recommended for appointment in the future. Veronica Penn Beattie <br /> hoped this process would ensure applicants were truly interested considering the time and <br /> energy it takes to appoint them to the CFE. <br /> V. Earth Evening/Day Celebrations—Discussion and Sign Up <br /> Amy Eckberg informed the CFE of the upcoming 2 events that were scheduled: Earth <br /> Day in Carrboro on April 22nd 3:30PM—6:00 PM and Earth Evening in Hillsborough on <br /> April 28th 6:OOPM— 8:00 PM. Amy Eckberg will have a Climate Action Plan/ Solarize <br /> the Triangle table at each and will have room for CFE members to join and help do <br /> activities. Andrea Zimmerman and Kristie Mather volunteered for the April 22nd event. <br /> Regina Baratta and Geneva Gray volunteered for the April 28th event. <br /> VI. Sub-Committee Breakouts <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />