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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 <br />Patrick Florence <br />Board Member <br />Director of Construction <br />Orange County Schools <br />Orange County Schools <br />Kim Nimmer Planning and Development Manager OWASA <br />Jonathan Smith Orange County Cooperative <br />Extension Director <br />NC Cooperative Extension <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 <br />Resilience Manager <br />Town of Chapel Hill <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 <br />Manager <br />Town of Hillsborough <br />Laura Janway Environmental Sustainability <br />Coordinator <br />Town of Carrboro <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 /> <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.