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APPENDIX C STAKEHOLDER REPORT <br /> Workshops#3 - Community and Environmental Priorities <br /> Date:: March 15 @ 1:00pm-2:30pm EST <br /> Location: Online via Zoom <br /> Attendee(s): <br /> • Blake Tedder,Assistant Director of Engagement, Duke Forest <br /> •Victor Lancaster <br /> • Melissa McCullough, Vice Chair Orange Co Climate Council Chair, <br /> Climate Action Coalition of Orange Co. <br /> • Kristin Prelipp, Orange County Community Relations <br /> • Bill Black, Co-founderof the Orange County Business OwnerAdvisory Team <br /> •William Ward <br /> KEY TAKEAWAYS: <br /> Climate Resilience <br /> •To identify emergency response center, we should look at potential for resiliency <br /> hub at community center; solar and community gardens, resource to community <br /> and educational resource <br /> - Communicate out?What is the plan? <br /> Especially to underserved communities <br /> - Emergency services dept has communications <br /> in that regard, and community engagement office <br /> - Social media announcements <br /> • Social media is used to get the word out when there are climate threats. <br /> For underserved communities, and for people who do not have access to social <br /> media, they rely on community leaders and non-profits, as well as churches to <br /> disseminate info. <br /> •1 out of 10 people speak Spanish as first language; important to tap into all <br /> communities and strengthen relationships <br /> • Need programs to educate the public on climate impacts. <br /> • Explore options for engaging Duke or other local providers to approve or install <br /> microgrids and discuss potential concepts for implementing microgrids. Duke <br /> Univ. created programs the county could apply for. <br /> • Melissa: expanding green infrastructure: lots relevant to education, but need to <br /> enable and expand green runoff in more diffuse way in order to address at the <br /> source; maybe tax incentives, or just get people to help in local neighborhoods; <br /> problems caused by what has been done in the past <br /> 6 ORANGE COUNTY, NC - APPENDICES <br />