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<br /> Orange County Climate Council <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />February 27, 2020 <br />7:30pm - 9:00pm <br /> Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill <br /> <br />Attendees: Mark Marcoplos (Chair), Melissa McCullough (Vice Chair), Brennan Bouma (staff), <br />Pat Clayton, Cathy Cole, Robb English, Caroline Hansley-Mace, Laura Janway, Kathy <br />Kaufman, Jonas Monast, Ruth Rouse, Donna Rubinoff, Owen Ryerson, Sammy Slade, <br />Stephanie Trueblood, Josh Van Mater <br /> I. Call to Order, Additions or Changes to the Agenda - Marcoplos called the meeting to <br />order at 7:35pm. <br /> <br />Slade brought up a topic that he would like to discuss during this or a future meeting. HE <br />wondered if it would be possible for the schools to take the avoided energy costs they <br />derive from energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and roll that money back into <br />further action. <br /> <br />Marcoplos said that this discussion might be good for a future agenda when school <br />representatives were present. <br /> <br />Rubinoff added that when the Council does discuss this, it would be good for the student <br />representatives to weigh in as well. <br /> <br />Van Mater said that it sounded good to him for the schools to be able to roll that savings <br />back into further climate action, and maybe also to fund a class or a club focused on climate <br />action. <br /> <br />II. Approval of Draft Meeting Summary from December 17, 2019 and January 23, <br />2020 <br />No comments were offered on the December and January meeting minutes. English <br />motioned for the minutes to be approved as written, and Kaufman seconded. The minutes <br />were approved unanimously. <br /> <br />III. 2020 Meeting Schedule <br />Bouma began the discussion saying that it would be good to finalize an ongoing regular <br />meeting schedule. He then summarized earlier discussions reflecting the Council’s stated <br />preferences around establishing a regular meeting schedule: <br />1.) The meeting should be scheduled for the same time and day every month. <br />2.) Some interested parties outside of the Council and some members have been <br />advocating for meetings to be held in evening hours for equity and access <br />reasons.