ORD-2017-001 Ordinance approving Budget Amendment #5 for Fiscal Year 2016-17

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