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Marcoplos agreed with making an additional push for diversity and also cautioned that there <br /> is a limit to the number of representatives that can productively join a meeting in this <br /> format. <br /> Richards also amplified the need to clarify the vision for this group and include racial equity <br /> in that mission and volunteered to join the committee that will be drafting the mission <br /> statement,values, and priorities. Richards recommended having everyone on the Council <br /> participate together in a structured visioning process so that then everyone can own it as it <br /> sets a framework for the way forward. <br /> Rubinoff and Hansley-Mace backed up Richards' idea as being worth spending the time on <br /> here at the start of the Council's work. <br /> Hansley-Mace offered once more to form subcommittee to work in the interim and draft <br /> something to bring back to the group. Weaver asked if this was what Richards had in mind. <br /> Richards agreed that a subcommittee was important to come up with a format and process, <br /> and said that she liked the idea of working to craft a vision before the end of the year. It was <br /> agreed that the Council would need meetings in November and December to meet this goal. <br /> Hansley-Mace, Weaver, Richards, and Rubinoff volunteered to form the agreed-upon <br /> committee. <br /> McCullough recommended that as a part of the creation of the Council's mission and vision, <br /> we include a silent brainstorming element or ask people to send in ideas. Gu said that this <br /> could be done through a survey as the Chapel Hill Town Council had done previously. Cole <br /> recommended Slack as a platform for communication and Kaufman agreed. Bouma <br /> highlighted the need to maintain transparency and public records and said that he would ask <br /> about the use of tools such as Slack and Google Drive within those constraints. <br /> V. Discussion of Strengths/Challenges of Climate Council—Marcoplos introduced this <br /> discussion with an acknowledgement of the challenge faced by the Climate Council as well <br /> as an appreciation for the will of Council members to engage this challenge. He said that this <br /> discussion would help the Council "admire the problem" before attempting to solve it so <br /> that we could increase the clarity of our approach. <br /> Bouma began the discussion of the inherent strengths and challenges of a group such as the <br /> Climate Council to serve as context for evaluating the proposed joint projects. He <br /> highlighted that in the last meetings the Council had highlighted information sharing as a <br /> strength, both among members as well as out to County residents. <br /> A challenge was shared by Gu in reference to the previous discussion that the Council does <br /> not represent all of the key interests and diverse perspectives we've identified, including the <br /> private sector. She offered that perhaps a survey could be used to help the Council make an <br /> inventory of the expertise of the members. <br /> Marcoplos agreed that engagement with the private sector was a challenge for the Council. <br /> The Chambers of Commerce were previously considered, but had not yet been contacted <br /> due to concerns about the influence of Duke Energy. <br />