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Orange County · Commission for the Environment
Monday, April 13, 2026

Regular meeting Environment and sustainabilityAppointments and personnel

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's commission for the environment worked on its State of the Environment Report on April 13, settling the top three to five recommendations for each section along with formatting, editing and images, and taking a tree canopy study update from the chair.

Members also planned the Earth Day event at Blackwood Farm Park and the first Ripple Awards, where commissioners were needed to present. Recruitment and retention came up with no vote on new members this month.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

Orange County's Commission for the Environment met April 13 with seven of twelve members present, enough for a quorum. Members approved the March 9 minutes 7-0 and voted 7-0 to have the State of the Environment report follow the format of the county's 2014 report, with each subcommittee reviewing another group's draft section before an April 27 feedback deadline.

Aimee Vandemark and Ian Morse volunteered to help organize the April 22 Earth Day event at Blackwood Farm Park and the commission's first Ripple Awards. No public comment was received, and the commission took no vote on new members despite ongoing recruitment. The meeting ran from 7:16 to 8:58 p.m.

How the votes went

Approved the March 9 minutes, 7-0. Approved following the 2014 format for the State of the Environment report, 7-0.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

No members of the public spoke.

Read from the records the government published after the meeting. Members of the public are private residents and are not named or indexed.

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Agenda items (4)

Discussion item · 2Minutes approval · 1Appointment · 1
  1. III Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary – March 9, 2026
    Minutes approval
    The draft summary of the March 9, 2026 meeting.
  2. IV CFE Membership
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Recruitment and member retention, with no vote on new members this month.
  3. V Earth Day and Ripple Award Presentation
    Discussion item Environment and sustainability
    Planning for the Earth Day event at Blackwood Farm Park and the first Ripple Awards, with commission members needed to represent the commission and present the awards.
  4. VI State of Environment Discussion
    Discussion item Environment and sustainability
    The top three to five recommendations for each section of the State of the Environment Report, along with formatting, editing and images, plus an update on the tree canopy study.

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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