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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> March loth 2025; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> Present: Kristie Mather, Mark Randall, Ian Morse, John Bucher, Matthew Ferguson, <br /> Regina Baratta, Lily Schacht, Veronica Penn Beattie (Teams), Aimee Vandemark, <br /> Patrick Fn'Piere <br /> Absent: Jane Harris, Reade Oakley <br /> Staff: Chris Hirni, Wesley Poole, Kalani Allen, Amy Eckberg, Karina Nabors, Melony <br /> Gilles (Teams) <br /> L Call to Order <br /> Chair Regina Baratta called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. <br /> II. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br /> None. <br /> III. Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary—February 10', 2025 <br /> Motion to approve by Lily Schacht; seconded by Mark Randall; all in favor; none <br /> opposed; motion passed. <br /> IV. CFE Introductions /Candidate Recruitment <br /> Chair Regina Baratta led a discussion of the current applicants for CFE membership. <br /> Motion to recommend appointment of Mayur Lodaya by Mark Randall; seconded by <br /> Vice-Chair Ian Morse; all in favor; none opposed; motion passed. Motion to recommend <br /> appointment of William Branch by John Bucher; seconded by Matthew Ferguson; all in <br /> favor; none opposed; motion passed. The CFE discussed the possible recruitment of a <br /> future youth CFE delegate and Kalani Allen informed them of the process. Chair Regina <br /> Baratta motioned to move forward with the youth CFE delegate idea; seconded by Vice- <br /> Chair Ian Morse; all in favor except for Patrick Fn'Piere who abstained; motion passed. <br /> V. State of the Environment Report-Discussion <br /> The CFE discussed the State of the Environment Report and expectations for the sub- <br /> committee breakout discussions. Matthew Ferguson with the Air& Energy Resources <br /> Sub-Committee notified the CFE that their group had recently met independently and <br /> informed everyone of their progress. The CFE agreed that some topics did not fit in just <br /> one group and could be tackled jointly. <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />