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Climate Council Meeting Summary Notes — May 15, 2025 <br /> Attending: <br /> Climate Council Role Organization <br /> Members <br /> Sally Greene Commissioner BOCC <br /> Kristie Mather Board Member Commission for the Environment <br /> Robb English Town Commissioner Hillsborough Board of Commissioners <br /> Wendy Kuhn PRB Member Hillsborough Parks and Recreation <br /> Board Representative <br /> Greg Randolph CAT Team Member Carrboro Climate Action Team <br /> Melissa McCullough Town Council Chapel Hill Town Council <br /> Tom Henkel Chair Chapel Hill Environmental <br /> Stewardship Advisory Board <br /> Riza Jenkins School Board Vice Chair CHCCS Board Member <br /> Sarah Smylie Board Member Orange County School Board <br /> Patrick Florence Director of Construction Orange County Schools <br /> Melanie Elliott UNC Sustainability UNC Sustainability Lead <br /> Ian Scott Vice President of Advocacy The Chamber for a Greater Chapel <br /> Hill Carrboro <br /> Staff Role Organization <br /> John Richardson Community and Sustainability Resilience Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Manager <br /> Brennan Bouma Sustainability Program Analyst Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Stephanie Trueblood Public Space and Sustainability Manager Town of Hillsborough <br /> Amy Armbruster Chief Sustainability Officer Town of Carrboro <br /> Amy Eckberg Sustainability Programs Manager Orange County <br /> Mel Gilles Sustainability Projects Analyst Orange County <br /> • The group reviewed the agenda and, due to a scheduling conflict with a school board <br /> meeting, decided to reschedule the November meeting. The meeting will now be held <br /> the second week of November, on November 13, 2025 (same time, same location), <br /> instead of the third week of the month. <br /> • We received a presentation from two UNC-Chapel Hill students, Dheri Brown and <br /> Serena Sherwood, who shared their Electrify research and campaign developed as part <br /> of a class project with the Hussman School of Journalism. Their work provides valuable <br /> insights and campaign materials that will inform our efforts to launch an Electrify <br /> campaign in 2026. <br /> • John Richardson, Amy Armbruster, and Mel Gilles presented on this year's heat <br /> resilience efforts. The presentation covered the Beat the Heat campaign, the Heat <br /> Cohort, the Heat Action Plan, and a call to form a dedicated Heat Task Force. Council <br />