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Orange County Commission for the Environment <br /> Meeting Summary <br /> January 12', 2026; 7:00 pm <br /> Hybrid Meeting <br /> discussion on the way the grant process currently works versus the proposal, the group <br /> agreed that some things needed to be tweaked before next year's grant process. <br /> Regarding Sally Greene's petition, the group voted on whether or not to support it. Chair <br /> Regina Baratta motioned to support it; seconded by Mayur Lodaya; Vice-Chair Ian <br /> Morse abstained from voting; Kristie Mather voted no; remainder of group in favor; <br /> motion passed. <br /> VII. State of the Environment Report Round Table <br /> The group discussed the status of State of the Environment Report sub-topics, missing <br /> materials, and emerging issues to cover. Chair Regina Baratta stated that she would like <br /> to be done by June. Aimee Vandemark asked members for help with the Tree Canopy <br /> Study and stated that Bradley Saul (previous CFE member) is planning to help assimilate <br /> the data for the report. Some members expressed concern over the amount of time it <br /> would take to complete. <br /> VIII. Sub-Committee Breakouts <br /> The CFE broke out into committee assignments and worked on State of the Environment <br /> sub-topics. <br /> Sub-Committee Breakout Meetin,-Summaries <br /> Air& Energy Resources Sub-committee: <br /> Present: John Bucher, Ian Morse, Kristie Mather, Matthew Ferguson, Margot Lester <br /> Absent: Veronica Beattie <br /> Staff: Amy Eckberg <br /> • Discussed the state of all the topics currently drafted and those in progress. Drafts <br /> have been produced for the majority of topics. Those that do not have a full draft <br /> have a significant portion already created. We addressed questions of scope for the <br /> remaining topics to help them get to draft status sooner. We will have a subcommittee <br /> meeting on January 26th to address progress, and to move towards the creation of <br /> our final draft for the group. <br /> Page 2 of 4 <br />