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5 <br /> <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said White Cross is going to apply $40,000 from its fund <br />balance towards the fire training tower installation, and asked if other districts are contributing to <br />the fire tower. <br />Deputy Chief Moody said the grant was secured through the Fire Chief’s Council, and <br />the tower will be temporarily located on Millhouse Road. He said the training tower will arrive in <br />August, and the Town of Chapel Hill has given the land, and the White Cross funds will help do <br />some of the grading work, and ensure that the grant is not lost. He said this is combination <br />effort from all of the departments. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if the cost is equally distributed. <br />Deputy Chief Moody said this tower will benefit everyone, and no one is worried about <br />equal distribution of cost at this point. <br />Travis Myren said there is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in place. <br />Tony Blake, Board of Directors’ President, said there is an MOU in place to cover cost <br />sharing, and this is just a contingency in order to make sure the funds are there to get the <br />portable tower in time before the grant runs out. <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said he appreciated all of the work that went into getting this <br />tower and siting it. <br />Chair Rich referred to the MOU, and asked if there is language for White Cross to <br />recoup some of the monies. <br />Travis Myren said the MOU is between the fire districts. <br />Tony Blake said the cost sharing will be determined by district, as well as the <br />maintenance; for example: there is hope to get a hydrant out there, and all will share in the <br />costs of that. <br />Travis Myren resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> <br />CIP Questions <br />• Project Prioritization – Scoring System (See Handouts) <br /> <br />Travis Myren said the Board asked about Installation and Pay-Back in reference to <br />geothermal wells: The County currently has 3 geothermal HVAC systems, which serve 6 <br />facilities. Geothermal systems are often 20% more expensive than traditional HVAC systems, <br />and this difference in cost can be justified through avoided costs of energy and maintenance. <br /> <br />• Category of Project <br />– 5 Points for Repair <br />– 3 Points for Replacement <br />– 1 Point for Improvement <br />• Ranking Within Multi-Project Proposals <br />– 3 Points for Critical (Known Failures, Significant Risk) <br />– 1 Point for Less Critical <br />• Stakeholder Awareness <br />– 3 Points for Most Visible <br />– 1 Point for Least Visible <br /> <br />• Project Prioritization – 11 Point Scale; 57 Projects; $6,674,449 Recommended <br />Investment <br />• Project Scores 9-11 <br />– 11 Projects; $2,662,828 Investment <br />– Critical Repairs; Known Failures <br />• Project Scores 7-8 <br />– 31 Projects; $3,271,543 Investment