2019-020-E AMS - NCSU electric motorcycle grant

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DocuSign Envelope ID:25158025-ADOF-4044-B3BF-3AB3BFDF53FD Project Description: The Orange County Sheriff's Office needs a new vehicle for county-wide patrol, and building on their successful pilot of the Marley Davidson motorcycle platform,they are interested in another motorcycle.The Sheriffs office would like this new motorcycle to also be able to patrol the County's park roads and trails so a more versatile dual-sport model is needed. Given the features and functionality of current electric motorcycles,combined with the low operating costs and ease of maintenance this appears to be the best option. Given his familiarity with the CFAT project,the Orange County Sustainability Coordinator will work with the Sheriff's Office to provide administrative support,tracking, and reporting on this project throughout the reporting period. Timeline, If this application is successful, within the first 6 months the County will have ordered, received,and begun using this electric motorcycle.The Orange County Sheriff's Office has direct discretion over the use of the applicable fund1ng sources that will be applied to this project.Therefore,once approval to receive grant funds is given, no additional approvals are required. After the award is announced,the project should be able to move quickly due to the relative simplicity of purchasing a dedicated electric vehicle versus completing an after-market conversion. As a first step,the County will assemble its final order based on the detailed quotes already received from Zero Motorcycles.This may take a few weeks depending on the workload of the Sheriff and his Deputies involved in this project,but the order should be placed within the first month. From then it will depend on the speed with which Zero Motorcycles can assemble and ship the motorcycle, but 3-4 months is a safe assumption.That will leave a month for Orange County Deputies to familiarize themselves with the equipment before taking it on patrol. Public Awareness This partnership between the Sheriff's Office and the Sustainability Program will help to increase public awareness and acceptance of electric vehicle technology.The Orange County Sheriff's Office is active on social media and has a reputation for well-vetted innovation. If successful,this project would be communicated to their large following.The Sustainability Program regularly interacts with a segment of Orange County who is most interested in environmental conservation and air quality and they would welcome news of this investment in clean air.