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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> August 12th 2024; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> Present: Kristie Mather, Mark Randall, Ian Morse, Jane Harris, Reade Oakley, John <br /> Bucher, Matthew Ferguson, Regina Baratta, Lily Schacht, Veronica Penn Beattie, <br /> Aimee Vandemark(via Teams) <br /> Absent: Patrick Fn'Piere,Nicholas Stover <br /> Staff: Chris Hirni, Wesley Poole, Amy Eckberg, Kalani Allen, Karina Nabors, Melony <br /> Gilles, Valeria Gabriela Rico (Intern, via Teams) <br /> I. Call to Order <br /> Chair Regina Baratta 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—June loth, 2024 <br /> Motion to approve by Mark Randall; seconded by Kristie Mather; all in favor; none <br /> opposed; motion passed. <br /> IV. Community Climate Action Grant Round 4—Discussion <br /> Amy Eckberg gave a brief background of the Community Climate Action Grant and <br /> discussed the score sheet for Round 4. New items this year are as follows: no funding <br /> set aside for schools; $262,500 available for community projects; new signs made to <br /> promote; expect applications from Ag Sector; CAP alignment; and applications tweaks. <br /> August 16th will be the deadline for submissions. Amy asked CFE members to have <br /> scores ready by the October meeting for discussion. <br /> V. State of the Environment Report <br /> Chris Hirni gave a brief background of the State of the Environment Report. None of the <br /> current CFE members have ever been involved in preparing the report so there were lots <br /> of questions regarding the process and what was expected. Some members questioned if <br /> the report data would even be used and staff re-assured members that the commissioners <br /> had specifically asked when it would be ready. Veronica Penn Beattie asked why the No <br /> Net Tree Canopy Loss Policy had not gotten anywhere and made a point to have her <br /> concern documented. CFE members discussed the timing of preparing the report and <br /> agreed to start discussing in November once the Community Climate Action Grant <br /> reviews were complete. <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />