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<br /> <br />ORD-2018-032 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 13, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-d <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Acceptance of Electric Motorcycle Grant and Approval of Budget Amendment <br />#3-A <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services, <br />Financial and Administrative <br />Services <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Project Award Letter and Scope of Work <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Brennan Bouma, (919) 245-2626 <br /> Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152 <br /> Charles Blackwood, (919) 245-2922 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To: <br />1) Accept $12,668 in reimbursement funds from the North Carolina Clean Energy <br />Technology Center (NCCETC) through its “Clean Fuel Advanced Technology (CFAT)” <br />grant program to purchase an electric motorcycle; <br />2) Approve Budget Amendment #3-A; and <br />3) Authorize the County Manager to sign the associated funding agreement and any other <br />necessary documentation for the successful completion of this project pending final <br />review by the County Attorney’s Office. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: On July 11, 2018, Orange County staff responded to a request for proposals <br />from the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) for Clean Fuel Advanced <br />Technology (CFAT) 2018 Round 2 grant funding. This grant program is sponsored by the NC <br />Department of Transportation and funded with federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funds. <br /> <br />The purpose of this grant is to buy down 80% of the difference in cost between a conventional <br />gasoline-powered vehicle and a clean fuel vehicle. Therefore, Orange County would be able to <br />purchase an electric motorcycle for only slightly more than the cost of a conventional <br />motorcycle. <br /> <br />With this grant funding, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office proposes to purchase a Zero brand <br />DSRP all-electric Motorcycle with the basic Police Package (lights & paint). This electric <br />motorcycle has a maximum range of 176 miles on a single charge with a top speed of 102 miles <br />per hour, all without the noise of a gasoline engine. The motorcycle would be able to recharge <br />fully in less than 2 hours. <br /> <br />1