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Climate Council <br /> Meeting Notes — May 30, 2024 <br /> Attending: <br /> Climate Council Members Role Organization <br /> Amy Fowler Commissioner Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> Kristie Mather Board Member Commission for the Environment <br /> Advisory Board, Orange County <br /> Robb English Town Council Town of Hillsborough <br /> Wendy Kuhn Board Member Hillsborough Parks and Recreation Board <br /> Representative <br /> Randee Haven-O'Donnell Town Council Town of Carrboro <br /> Greg Randolph Team Member Carrboro Climate Action Team <br /> Melissa McCullough Town Council Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Riza Jenkins School Board Vice Chair Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools Board <br /> Sarah Smylie Board Member Orange County Schools <br /> Patrick Florence Director of Construction Orange County Schools <br /> Kim Nimmer Planning and Development Manager OWASA <br /> Jonathan Smith Orange County Cooperative NC Cooperative Extension <br /> Extension Director <br /> Ian Scott Vice President of Advocacy The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill <br /> Carrboro <br /> Susan Bowen Chief Campus Operations Officer Durham Technical College <br /> Staff Role Organization <br /> John Richardson Community and Sustainability Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Resilience Manager <br /> Brennan Bouma Sustainability Program Analyst Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Elizabeth Houghton Sustainability Outreach Coordinator Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Stephanie Trueblood Public Space and Sustainability Town of Hillsborough <br /> Manager <br /> Laura Janway Environmental Sustainability Town of Carrboro <br /> Coordinator <br /> Chukwuemeka Kanu-Oji Environmental Planner Town of Carrboro <br /> Amy Eckberg Sustainability Programs Manager Orange County <br /> Mel Gilles Sustainability Projects Analyst Orange County <br /> 1. Welcome/Agenda Review and Charge of Council: <br /> Amy Eckberg with Orange County provided a high level overview of the Climate Council past and <br /> present. She discussed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)that was signed by the <br /> Towns and Orange County which lays out the specific charge and goals of the climate council as <br /> well as membership and meeting frequency. The Climate Council consists of 16 members and <br /> includes elected officials, environmental advisory board representatives from the Towns and <br /> County and several other representatives from organizations like OWASA, our two school <br /> boards, UNC-CH, Durham Tech, Chamber, etc. <br />