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example of what worked and did not work so well, and we can look into the other groups’ <br />lists as well. <br /> <br />Janway praised the work of the committee and said that the color coding is helpful. She <br />recognized some of the numbers on the list as having come from Carrboro. They were <br />meant to be one hypothetical way to reach Carrboro’s own goals, so they may not apply <br />more broadly. <br /> <br />Rubinoff added that this is a great body of work and was looking forward to seeing this list <br />merge with the CARD. Also, regarding prioritization post-COVID., this is a good opportunity <br />to tie the two agendas together because there will be significant overlap. She then turned <br />to other questions related to the proposed letter to Gov. Cooper. Are you trying to suggest <br />actions to solicit funding from the next round of relief funds or to help shape the state’s <br />recovery agenda? <br /> <br />Trueblood clarified that the spreadsheet and the letter do not necessarily go together. The <br />spreadsheet is meant to be a place to hold ideas for the future. Please send in ideas to add. <br />Monast can speak to the letter. <br /> <br />Monast said that the letter came together quickly last week. Part of the motivation for the <br />letter is to think about current opportunities and needs. It’s not meant to replace any other <br />activities, but meant to put the letter in front of the Council to see if we want to do <br />anything with it. Recovery actions are happening quickly. Part of the intent is to frame the <br />issue along with other recovery efforts still ongoing from hurricanes. We could send it out <br />ourselves or send it around to our elected boards for more official approval. This relates to <br />what the role of the Climate Council should be. The window of opportunity will close soon, <br />at least for this year. <br /> <br />Slade said that one role of this Council is to communicate to our state government. The <br />trillions of dollars being spent to address this emergency coincides with the investments <br />needed to address the climate emergency. WHO manifesto referred to in the letter does <br />this well. <br /> <br />Marcoplos agreed that it is our role. We could get all of our local governments and school <br />boards to endorse letter, and then we can send it around the state for additional signatures. <br />One addition would be to think about all of the practices and tools and behaviors we are <br />doing to address the pandemic. Which are most valuable for the climate to maintain after <br />the crisis is over? Examples would be digital meetings. This would be good to add to the <br />letter. <br /> <br />McCullough agreed and said that there are lots of good examples and highlighted a couple <br />example webinars and a meeting of the Congress of New Urbanism. <br /> <br />Kauffman agreed that this is well within our purview to talk to the state. It’s important to be <br />clear if we are requesting a response. The letter is important, and it will be good to stress <br />resilience on the local level. The state has an interest in increasing resilience in local <br />governments. <br /> <br />Rubinoff agreed we need to do this, and agreed it will be more valuable to endorse or sign <br />or collaborate. The questions she asked in an email before the meeting centered on making <br />this letter and our requests more concrete. It would be good to help connect to an effort <br />underway for the state. The 3 phases they are using on the international level might be