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Orange County · Commission for the Environment
Monday, February 10, 2025

Regular meeting Environment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceAppointments and personnelSolid waste and recycling

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What was decided

  1. Approved IIIApproval of DRAFT Meeting Summary - January 13, 2025 Approved

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Commission for the Environment settled how it will produce its State of the Environment report on 10 February 2025: no outside consultant, a shared folder, subcommittees meeting between regular meetings, and a target of finishing by 2026.

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Meeting recap

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Members agreed to do the work themselves rather than hire a consultant, keeping meeting summaries for any subcommittee sessions held outside the regular schedule, and discussed recruiting an intern. The land subcommittee framed its section around how the county has done against goals set in 2019, choosing land conservation and the Land Legacy programme as places where it can show success.

Staff reported the Lands Legacy programme has passed 3,000 acres conserved in Orange County, and that federal climate action grants are on hold. Three prospective members attended to be considered for appointment.

How the votes went

Two motions carried without opposition: the January summary and adjournment.

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Agenda items (6)

Discussion item · 2Minutes approval · 1Appointment · 1Staff or committee report · 1Procedural · 1
  1. III Approval of DRAFT Meeting Summary - January 13, 2025
    Minutes approval
    Approved
  2. IV CFE Introductions / Candidate Recruitment
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    Three prospective members attended to be considered for appointment.
  3. V State of the Environment Report - Discussion
    Discussion item Environment and sustainability
    Members agreed not to use an outside consultant, to keep material in a shared folder, to allow subcommittees to meet between regular meetings, and to aim for completion by 2026. An intern may be recruited to help.
  4. VI Sub-Committee Breakouts
    Discussion item Environment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceSolid waste and recycling
    The land subcommittee framed its section around progress against goals set in the 2019 report, choosing land conservation and the Land Legacy programme as its successes, and took on solid waste.
  5. VII Updates and Information Items
    Staff or committee report Environment and sustainabilityFarmland and open space
    The Lands Legacy programme has passed 3,000 acres conserved in Orange County. Federal climate action grants are on hold. A tree giveaway and a repair cafe were both set for 15 March.
  6. VIII Adjournment
    Procedural
    Adjourned 9:03 pm

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