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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCFE Meeting Summary 12092024 Orange County Commission for the Environment Meeting Summary December 9', 2024; 7:00 pm Hybrid Meeting Present: Kristie Mather, Mark Randall, Jane Harris (via Teams), John Bucher, Regina Baratta, Lily Schacht, Aimee Vandemark, Patrick Fn'Piere, Ian Morse, Veronica Penn Beattie (via Teams), Matthew Ferguson Absent: Reade Oakley, Wendy Calvin Staff: Chris Hirni, Wesley Poole, Amy Eckberg, Kalani Allen, Karina Nabors (via Teams), Melony Gilles, David Stancil I. Call to Order Chair Regina Baratta called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm. II. Additions or Changes to Agenda Aimee Vandermark informed the CFE that she was hosting a Forest Bathing Session on December 141h at Clear Wind Farm from loam-12pm. Kristie Mather informed the CFE that UNC would be holding a meeting to amend their air quality permit on January 17th, 2025. III. Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary—November 11th 2024 Motion to approve by Matthew Ferguson; seconded by Mark Randall; all in favor; none opposed; motion passed. IV. CFE Annual Report and Work Plan -Discussion Chris Hirni presented the draft for this year's BOCC Report and Work Plan. The CFE discussed and finished drafting. Upon completion of the document, Kristie Mather motioned to approve; seconded by Ian Morse; all in favor; none opposed; motion passed. V. State of the Environment Report-Discussion David Stancil began by giving a history of the State of the Environment Report and then answered questions that the CFE had. The CFE discussed and then went around the room and voted if they wanted to take it on, if they should seek funding to have an environmental consultant do the work, or if they should coordinate with grad students to help. The majority of the members agreed they wanted to take it on themselves. Regina Baratta will send out a survey to members inquiring what they would like to see in the report and reach out to those that helped with the last report to see if they would like to come speak at a future meeting. Page 1 of 2 Orange County Commission for the Environment Meeting Summary December 9', 2024; 7:00 pm Hybrid Meeting VI. Sub-Committee Breakouts Skipped due to shortage of time. VII. Updates and Information Items • Melony Gilles gave a recap of the Repair Cafe to the CFE. It was a success and approximately 70 people attended. Everything from furniture to jewelry was there for repairs. • Melony Gilles and Karina Nabors notified the CFE of the new sustainability intern projects that were coming up. There will be two interns...one will be working on transportation and the other on resource conservation. • Wesley Poole notified the CFE that next year's Nature of Orange Photo Contest would be themed"My Place in Nature" and asked the CFE if they would like to co- sponsor with PRC again. Regina Baratta motioned to sponsor; seconded by Ian Morse; all in favor; none opposed; motion passed. VIII. Adjournment Kristie Mather motioned to adjourn the meeting at 9:04 pm; seconded by Matthew Ferguson; all in favor; none opposed; motion passed. Page 2 of 2