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x Economic Development – Piedmont Food Processing Facility Improvements - $185,000 <br /> <br />Part of the County’s economic development strategy is to facilitate the use of locally grown <br />food and to support the growth of small businesses. The Piedmont Food Processing Facility <br />provides a low cost food production environment to reduce barriers to entering the food <br />production market. This project recommends installing a pre-cast grease interceptor to <br />comply with food production facility regulations as well as a drive over drain for food trucks <br />to easily dispose of waste water. The FY2019-20 CIP also recommends a $125,000 <br />emergency generator to provide consistent cooling capability during a power interruption. <br />Both of these projects are recommended to be funded using Article 46 Economic <br />Development sales tax fund balance. <br /> <br />x Sustainability Bank - $50,000 <br /> <br />The Sustainability Bank project provides funding for small scale sustainability or renewable <br />energy projects. During the upcoming fiscal year, departments will be asked to submit <br />project proposals. These proposals will be evaluated and ranked by a staff team and <br />approved by the Board of Commissioners prior to implementation. Priority will be given to <br />projects that leverage outside funding or serve as the local match for grant applications. <br />Funding for the Sustainability Bank was reallocated from the Board’s Technology Initiatives <br />project. The Technology Initiatives project has not been used for several years and <br />currently has a balance of $200,000. <br /> <br />x Broadband Expansion Project - $150,000 <br /> <br />During FY2018-19, the County created a public private partnership with Open Broadband to <br />expand broadband access to parts of the County that do not have access to broadband <br />speed and reliability. The first phase of the project focused on northern Orange County. <br />This project proposes a second phase to focus expand service in the southwest portion of <br />the County. <br /> <br />x Sheriff Office Body Worn Cameras - $158,380 <br /> <br />The FY2018-19 CIP provided $300,000 to implement body worn cameras in the Sheriff’s <br />Office. The FY2019-20 CIP recommends adding $158,380 to this project to equip all sworn <br />officers in the Sheriff’s Office with body camera technology. <br /> <br />x Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Substation - $450,000 <br /> <br />The Board has supported the development of new Emergency Medical Services (EMS) <br />Substations to upgrade and strategically locate emergency response facilities throughout <br />the County. The FY2017-18 CIP included a partnership with the Orange Rural Fire <br />Department and the Town of Hillsborough to collocate an EMS substation with a fire station <br />and police substation in the Waterstone development in Hillsborough. New construction <br />10