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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> January 12th, 2026; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> Present: Kristie Mather, Ian Morse, John Bucher, Regina Baratta, Aimee Vandemark, <br /> Patrick Fn'Piere, Mark Randall, Matthew Ferguson, Mayur Lodaya, Lily Schacht, <br /> Leto Copeley, Margot Lester, Jeffrey Ryan <br /> Absent: Veronica Beattie, William Branch <br /> Staff: Wesley Poole, Chris Himi (Teams), Kalani Allen, Karina Nabors, Amy Eckberg, <br /> Abby Mattingly(Teams), Mel Gilles, Isis Mateos-Guevara(Teams) <br /> I. Call to Order <br /> Chair Regina Baratta called the meeting to order at 7:06 pm. <br /> 11. Additions or Changes to Agenda <br /> Kristie Mather asked to add an item to the Updates and Information Items regarding the <br /> Sierra Club...granted. Amy Eckberg asked to introduce their intern, Isis Mateos- <br /> Guevara...granted and followed with introduction. <br /> III. Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary—November loth, 2025 <br /> Motion to approve by Vice-Chair Ian Morse; seconded by Mark Randall; all in favor; <br /> none opposed; motion passed. <br /> IV. Nature of Orange Photo Contest <br /> Abby Mattingly presented the winning photos from last year's Nature of Orange Photo <br /> Contest and followed with a request that the CFE continue sponsorship this year. Motion <br /> to approve by Chair Regina Baratta; seconded by Margot Lester; all in favor; none <br /> opposed; motion passed. <br /> V. CFE Annual Report and Work Plan <br /> The group discussed edits and inclusions for the Annual Report and Work Plan that is <br /> due in January. Once a final draft was created, the group voted on the document that will <br /> be submitted. Motion to approve by Chair Regina Baratta; seconded by Kristie Mather; <br /> all in favor; none opposed; motion passed. <br /> VI. Climate Action Grant Petition <br /> Amy Eckberg presented a petition written by BOCC member Sally Greene to expand the <br /> CCAG funds from the BOCC to include climate adaptation as well as mitigation. After a <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br />