HomeMy WebLinkAboutCFE Meeting Notes 06142021 Orange County Commission for the Environment
Meeting Summary
June 14, 2021; 7:30 pm
virtual Go To Meeting
Present: Bradley Saul, Kim Piracci, Frank Binkowski, Kim Livingston, Bill Ward, James
Eichel, Eric Scheier, Jaya Nair, Carrie Fletcher, Veronica Beattie, Ulrich
Hartmond, Elizabeth McWhorter
Absent: Jeremy Marzuola (excused), Kristie Mather(excused), Alan Parry(excused)
I. Call to Order
Kim Piracci called the meeting to order at 7:32 pm.
II. Additions or Changes to the Agenda
None.
III. Approval of DRAFT Minutes from April 12th, 2021
Motion by J. Eichel; seconded by V. Beattie; none opposed; motion passed.
III. CFE Activities- 2021
CFE discussed current activities with a brief status update for each item.
IV. Climate Action Tax Fund -Round 2
B. Bouma presented and discussed expectations and the timeline for review and ranking
of these FY applicants for the Climate Action Tax Fund grants. The CFE members voted
(unanimously) to meet on August 9th to begin and allow for sufficient review of
applications received over the summer.B. Ward mentioned that the Board of County
Commissioners voted to divert 50% of the climate tax to the school districts: noting that
this was a departure from the original purpose of serving the poorest in our county. B.
Bouma stated schools would go through the same vetting process as every other grant
applicant. It was decided that this be discussed at a later meeting
V. CFE Sub-Committee Breakouts
The CFE split up into breakout rooms for their respective sub-committees; Air and
Energy, Water Resources, and Land Resources.
VI. Updates and Information Items
- C. Himi presented information and updates regarding the Buckhorn Area Study and
BOCC review on June 1st
VII. Adjournment
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Orange County Commission for the Environment
Meeting Summary
June 14, 2021; 7:30 pm
virtual Go To Meeting
Carrie Fletcher motioned to adjourn the meeting at 9:04 pm; seconded by Kim
Livingston; none opposed; motion passed.
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