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<br />DocuSign Envelope ID: C5AE60ED-3944-4BD4-888D-03C35A9C4941 <br />OrangeCounty <br />AssetManagementServices <br />JeffreyThompson,Director <br />March5,2015 <br />To:OrangeCountyBoardofCommissioners <br />From:BrennanBouma,AssetManagementServicesSustainabillyCoordinator <br />RE:AmbulanceIdleReductionProjectandMemorandumofUnderstandingwithStealthPowerLLC <br />andtheNCCleanEnergyTechnologyCenter <br />Background <br />OrangeCountyisparticipatinginapilotprojecttoassesstheimpactofusingidle-reductiontechnology <br />onsevenCountyambulances.'fhegrantfundingthisprojec(isthe2013-2015cycleoftheCleanFuel <br />AdvancedTechnology(CFAT)programoftheNCCleanEnergyTechnologyCenter(NCCETC). <br />TheNCCETCisfundedbytheNCDepartmentofTransportationtoadministertheCFATgrantprogram <br />tolowervehicleemissionsinNCcountieswithanon-attainmentstatusforairquality,asdeterminedby <br />theUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.The"grantproposalwaswrittenbyathirdpartycalledNew <br />WestTechnologiesonbehalfofStealthPowerLLC,anidle-reductiontechnologyprovider. <br />Inthefallof2014,OrangeCounjyAssetManagementServices(AMS)wasapproacHedtoseeifwe <br />wouldbeinterestedinworkingwithNewWestandStealthPowerunderthisgrantinordertoreceive <br />idlereductionequipmentonsevenofourambulancesatnocosttotheCounty.AMSprovidedaletter <br />ofsupportaffirmingourinterestandwewereawardedthegrantvaluedat$181,965.00. <br />InearlyMarch,AMS,theCountyManager,andtheCountYAttorneyreviewedanMOUlayingoutthe <br />management,maintenance,andreportingrequirementsassociatedwiththeproject.TheMOUhas <br />beenexecutedbytheCountyManager.I <br />Thisprojectwillbecompletedwithnocapitalexpenditures.onlyin-kindinvestmentsintheuseof <br />existinglabor,facilities,andequipment.BenefitsofthisprojecttotheCountyinclude: <br />•Reductionsinfuelcostsandharmfulemissions• <br />•pilotprojecttoassesstechnologyforpossiblefutureinvestment <br />•possiblereductionsinvehiclemaintenancecostsandextensionofvehiclelife <br />Pleasedon'thesitatetocontactmedirectlywithquestions,orifadditionalinformationisrequiredatthis <br />time. <br />Thanks, <br />BrennanBouma <br />919-245-2626 <br />P.O.Box8181...131WestMargaretlane....3'dNorth27278 <br />Telephone:AreaCode919245-2625 <br />Fax:644.3001 <br /> <br />