HomeMy WebLinkAboutCFE Meeting Summary 02142022 Orange County Commission for the Environment
Meeting Summary
February 14, 2022; 7:30 pm
Virtual Zoom Meeting
Present: Kim Piracci, Kim Livingston, Frank Binkowski, Bill Ward, Jaya Nair, Kristie
Mather, Carrie Fletcher,Veronica Penn Beattie, Jessie Birckhead, Jane Harris,
Elizabeth McWhorter
Absent: James Eichel (excused)
I. Call to Order
Kim Piracci called the meeting to order at 7:30 pm.
II. Additions or Changes to Agenda
Dave Stancil requested to go ahead and inform the CFE that Brennan Bouma's vacant
position had been renamed as Sustainability Project Manager and had been filled by Amy
Eckberg. She will start on March 7ch and will be active within the CFE.
III. FY 2022-23 Orange County Outside Agency Application
The CFE was asked to review an application from Piedmont Wildlife Center for County
funding and provide ranking via the provided Orange County Outside Agency
Application Scorecard. David Stancil led the discussion and informed the CFE that they
would need to collectively agree on the ranking numbers within the Scorecard. The
Piedmont Wildlife Center is requesting $9,000 from Orange County to support their
Earthkeepers Afterschool Program. After considerable discussion, the CFE agreed to
recommend that the program receive support and ranked it with a score of 87/100. The
Scorecard will be forwarded to the County Manager who will ultimately decide on
program funding.
IV. Working Group Review of CFE Bylaws and Policy
Kim Piracci notified the CFE that there was a rules review in progress of the Orange
County Commission for the Environment Policies and Procedures that was adopted by
the BOCC on 11.8.12. This effort is being done to ensure the document is up to date with
current Orange County Board of County Commissioners Advisory Board Policy and
Rules of Procedure for the Board of County Commissioners.
V. Opportunities for Earth Day Outreach
David Stancil informed the CFE of the upcoming Earth Evening event to be held in
Hillsborough on April 29, 2022. This event is typically in coordination with
Hillsborough's Last Fridays event. Bill Ward expressed interest in having a booth set up
for his nonprofit, Electrify Orange, at the event. Kim Piracci talked about having a CFE
booth at the Carrboro Earth Day event to inspire people to apply to be on the CFE. CFE
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Orange County Commission for the Environment
Meeting Summary
February 14, 2022; 7:30 pm
Virtual Zoom Meeting
members brainstormed ideas to draw interest to a CFE booth. More discussion to follow
at next month's CFE meeting. Wesley Poole also mentioned Orange County's Creek
Week coming up March 14-18, 2022, at which County employees are going to do their
part and clean up trash from local streams in the area.
VI. Updates and Information Items
Kim Piracci discussed potential presentations that will be coming up for the CFE in the
next few months. Staff will be reaching out to OWASA for a presentation on updates to
their Long-Range Water Supply Plan and to Solid Waste for a presentation on updates to
their recycling and composting programs.
VII. Adjournment
Veronica Penn Beattie motioned to adjourn the meeting at 8:58 pm; seconded by Kristie
Mather; none opposed; motion passed.
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