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<br />Currently, the priority location for the equipment and installation is the Robert and Pearl <br />Seymour Senior Center in Chapel Hill. <br /> <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these reimbursement funds of <br />$10,000. There is no County match required. (See Attachment 1, column #8) <br /> <br />SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable <br />to this agenda item: <br />• GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY <br />The creation and reservation of infrastructure, polices, programs and funding <br />necessary for resident to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for <br />themselves and their dependents. <br /> <br />The expansion of electric vehicle charging infrastructure supports the growing electric <br />vehicle industry in Orange County and North Carolina which supports jobs and <br />investments in research and development, charging station manufacturing, and electrical <br />contracting. Drivers of electric vehicles in Orange County are able to refuel for less than <br />half of the cost of gasoline. With the up-front cost of used electric vehicles at or <br />sometimes below the price of comparable gasoline vehicles, there is now potential for <br />significant household savings over the life of an electric vehicle. <br /> <br />• GOAL: ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE LAND-USE AND <br />ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES <br />The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, <br />incomes and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of <br />environmental laws, regulations, policies, and decisions. Fair treatment means that no <br />group of people should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental <br />consequences resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or <br />policies. <br /> <br />Studies have shown that operating an electric vehicle in North Carolina has some of the <br />lowest air quality impacts per mile of any personal vehicle. Electric vehicles are also the <br />only vehicle that gets cleaner over time since they depend on an electric grid that is <br />cleaner each year. Improving local transportation-related air quality helps to protect the <br />health of vulnerable populations in Orange County whose health is disproportionately <br />affected by ground-level ozone and other emissions. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Financial impacts are included in the background information above. <br />This budget amendment provides for the receipt of these additional funds and increases the FY <br />2016-17 General Fund budget by $1,365,384, the Fire Districts Fund budget by $45,000, and <br />the Visitors Bureau Fund budget by $256,640. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve budget ordinance <br />amendments for fiscal year 2016-17. <br /> <br />5