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Commissioner Rich said she agrees that there are going to be more and more cars. She is a little concerned about access to charger. Jeff Thompson said staff will use next few months to work out some of these issues. He said there has been a large amount of growth in the number of vehicles, and there will be an increase in demand. Chair Jacobs said the signs do encourage people to leave the spaces open if other spaces are available. He said the anticipated problem will be a good problem to have. Commissioner Dorosin asked if a longer cord could be attached to allow charging even if someone else was parked in the space. Matthew Jackson said would likely not pass the inspections department due to the tripping hazard. He said right now staff is willing to take a gamble on this without a sign. Commissioner McKee referred to page 7 of the agreement where it refers to a transition to electric-only spaces once there are 50 or more vehicles in the County. He noted that there are 104 vehicles currently. Matthew Jackson said these are guidelines, but there is a note at the bottom of the page stating that these are not enforceable. Jeff Thompson said the enforceability language trumps the cap. He said it gives the County the ability to formulate a policy. Commissioner Price asked if these will only be funded at County facilities Jeff Thompson said yes. Commissioner Price asked if these chargers will be available for individuals or commercial establishments. Matthew Jackson said the business model is that these will be funded on public land, but they will be for sale on private land. He said as the penetration of electric vehicles increases, there will have to be thousands of these chargers. Commissioner Price asked how much a charger costs. Matthew said the units at the parking deck sell for about $3500- $5000 with installation. He said the units he sells are between $5,000 and $10,000, and the DC fast charge is a $50,000 install. Commissioner Rich referred to page 6, #2 under maintenance regarding maintenance of the facilities to industry safety standards. She asked if those safety standards are in existence now. Matthew Jackson said he would look to the state for those regulatory standards. He said his company is responsible for making sure the inspectors are happy. Jeff Thompson said his staff treats these as electric appliance and efforts are being made to modify the code to understand the future of these things. Chair Jacobs suggested educating staff and the public about the parking in these spaces. A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to: 1) approve a Licensing Agreement and grant the associated Easements to Brightfields Transportation Services, LLC for electric vehicle "DC Fast Charger" fueling station construction and operations at The Justice Facility parking lot in Hillsborough, NC and the Skills Development Center parking lot in Chapel Hill, NC; 2) authorize the Chair to sign all necessary documents upon final review of the County Attorney. VOTE: UNANIMOUS