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Orange County Commission for the Environment Meeting Summary April 8t", 2024; 7:00 pm Hybrid Meeting VII. Updates and Information Items • Amy Eckberg gave the CFE an update on tabling for Earth Day/Evening. Regina Baratta and Veronica Penn Beattie are planning to help at Earth Evening on April 26t" in Hillsborough. • Amy Eckberg gave the CFE an update on 1 t/2 Degree Art Event. Art pieces will stay up all of April for viewing. • Amy Eckberg gave the CFE an update on the Chapel Hill Tree Planting Project from the Climate Action Grant. It was finally completed and 40 native species of trees were planted. • Amy Eckberg gave the CFE an update on the Solar Permitting FAQ Sheet. They are working on it with the Planning Department to make it easier to install solar here in Orange County. • Emma Hedinger gave the CFE an update on "Sustainable Swag"Resources. Their goal is to make sure giveaways do not become waste. • Emma Hedinger gave the CFE an update on Climate Action Day. It was a successful outreach event at UNC. • Chris Himi gave the CFE an update on the (2) County Conservation Easement Closings that just occurred, Terry Rd. Farm and Moorefields. • Wilson Greene notified everyone that his wife had accepted a new job in Wilmington, NC and they would be moving this summer so his last meeting with the CFE would be June 1 Otn • Wesley Poole informed the CFE that the Intergovernmental Parks Work Group would be meeting April 1 Oth and asked who would like to represent the CFE moving forward. No one volunteered, so Veronica Penn Beattie who had been representing the CFE said she would go to this one if a new person could volunteer to take over for the following meeting. VIII. Adjournment Ian Morse motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:59 pm; seconded by Reade Oakley; all in favor; none opposed; motion passed. Page 4 of 4