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23 1 To award a Licensing Agreement and associated Easements to Brightfield 2 Transportation Solutions for 3 — Electric vehicle "DC Fast Charger" fueling stations 4 ■ The Justice Facility parking lot in Hillsborough NC 5 ■ Skills Development Center parking lot in Chapel Hill NC 6 Authorize the Chair to sign all necessary documents upon final review of the County 7 Attorney 8 9 Jeff Thompson introduced Matthew Jackson from Brightfields Transportation. 10 Matthew Jackson said his company is working with 9 other municipalities across the 11 state of North Carolina to play a role in providing an alternative to coal, fire and electricity. He 12 said his company's goal is to move to renewable energy. 13 He said his company is partnering with Nissan North America as part of the cocktail of 14 funding to make this happen. He said the DC Brightfield is a North Carolina made product. He 15 said the higher powered level 2 chargers will co- locate with some of the current similar chargers 16 and this will work out to the $1.50 per hour charge, which equates to about $1.25 for gas. He 17 said the level 3 charge will be a single charge event regardless of whether the car's charge is 18 half full or empty. He said the goal is to help Orange County create access to technology and 19 show that this is a sustainable business model. 20 Commissioner Rich clarified that there is currently no charge, as the County does not 21 have capability to charge. She said her concern is how to prevent people who do not have 22 electric vehicles from parking there. 23 Jeff Thompson said the County currently cannot discriminate, as the parking need 24 trumps the station. He said these spots have been there since 2011, and there has not been 25 competition for the spaces except for occasional times in Chapel Hill. 26 Commissioner Rich said there are about 100 electric cars in County. 27 Matthew Jackson said there are 104, and this is up from 78 just six months ago. 28 Commissioner Rich said she agrees that there are going to be more and more cars. 29 She is a little concerned about access to charger. 30 Jeff Thompson said staff will use next few months to work out some of these issues. He 31 said there has been a large amount of growth in the number of vehicles, and there will be an 32 increase in demand. 33 Chair Jacobs said the signs do encourage people to leave the spaces open if other 34 spaces are available. He said the anticipated problem will be a good problem to have. 35 Commissioner Dorosin asked if a longer cord could be attached to allow charging even 36 if someone else was parked in the space. 37 Matthew Jackson said would likely not pass the inspections department due to the 38 tripping hazard. He said right now staff is willing to take a gamble on this without a sign. 39 Commissioner McKee referred to page 7 of the agreement where it refers to a transition 40 to electric -only spaces once there are 50 or more vehicles in the County. He noted that there 41 are 104 vehicles currently. 42 Matthew Jackson said these are guidelines, but there is a note at the bottom of the page 43 stating that these are not enforceable. 44 Jeff Thompson said the enforceability language trumps the cap. He said it gives the 45 County the ability to formulate a policy. 46 Commissioner Price asked if these will only be funded at County facilities 47 Jeff Thompson said yes. 48 Commissioner Price asked if these chargers will be available for individuals or 49 commercial establishments.