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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> January 13', 2025; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> VI. Sub-Committee Breakouts <br /> The CFE broke out into committee assignments and discussed goals /projects for the <br /> year. <br /> Sub-Committee Breakout Meetin,-Summaries <br /> Air & Energy Resources Subcommittee: <br /> Present: John Bucher, Veronica Penn Beattie (Teams), Ian Morse, Matthew Ferguson, <br /> Kristie Mather <br /> Absent: None <br /> Staff: Amy Eckberg <br /> • Discussed the previous SOTE reports and talked through potential topics for the <br /> upcoming report. Focus was on what topics were worth revisiting and which topics <br /> might need to be introduced. <br /> Water Resources Subcommittee: <br /> Present: Mark Randall, Lily Schacht, Patrick Fn Piere <br /> Absent: None <br /> Staff Wesley Poole <br /> • Pick indicators that are actual indicators of ecosystem health, but make sure not to <br /> extrapolate. <br /> • We must start measuring things so that we know how they are changing over time- <br /> PFAS and other organic water contaminants. <br /> • Look at environmental impacts where population has exploded and make sure we are <br /> measuring and tracking apparent indicators for Orange County. <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />