Climate Council Meeting Summary - 3-18-21

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Orange County Climate Council Meeting Summary March 18, 2021 3:00pm - 4:30pm Online Meeting Members and Alternates in Attendance: Melissa McCullough (Chair), Sammy Slade (Vice-Chair), Brennan Bouma (staff), Mark Marcoplos, Ray DuBose, Robb English, Kathy Kaufman, Donna Rubinoff, Mary Tiger, Stephanie Trueblood, Cathy Cole, Jonas Monast, John Richardson, Haven Biddix, Wendy Kuhn, Marc Miller, Sammy Slade, Sarah Smylie, JD Hester, Ameena Hester, Tina Moon, Bill Ward Other Attendees: • Chloe Allen • Rose Leek • Gabriela Valdivia • Helena Shaw • Randee Haven-O’Donnell Public comments received by advertised deadline: None I. Call to Order, Land Acknowledgement, Changes to the Agenda - McCullough called the meeting to order at 3:03pm. McCullough gave a native lands acknowledgement for Orange County, recognizing that Orange County sits on the historic lands of the Occoneechi, Saponi, and Tutelo people, and historically the land where Orange County is now was also the land of the Tuscarora, Sissipahaw, Eno, Shakori, Saura, and Catawba people. No additions or changes to the agenda were suggested. II. Approval of Meeting Minutes from January 21 and February 18, 2021 There was no quorum at the January or February meetings, so it was determined that there was no need to approve meeting notes. III. Introductions of new members and membership updates New members introduced themselves. This was the first meeting for Sarah Smylie, J.D. Hester, and Haven Biddix, Marc Miller, Wendy Kuhn, and Ameena Hester. IV. Update from Policy Committee Richardson updated the Council on the meeting of the Policy committee since the previous meeting. They found areas of overlap in climate action among the governments in Orange County and began creating a prioritization matrix to guide