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<br />ORD-2019-034 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 3, 2019 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-h <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Acceptance of Grant for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure and Approval of Budget <br />Amendment #1-B <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services, <br />Orange County Transportation <br />Services, Financial and <br />Administrative Services <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Project Award Letter <br />Statement of Work <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Brennan Bouma, 919-245-2626 <br />Theo Letman, 919-245-2007 <br />Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152 <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To: <br />1) Accept $147,247 in reimbursement from the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology <br />Center (NCCETC) through its “Clean Fuel Advanced Technology (CFAT)” grant program <br />to purchase a solar electric vehicle charging station, and update twelve (12) of the <br />County’s original electric vehicle charging stations, and lease the County’s first plug-in <br />electric passenger vehicle; <br />2) Approve Budget Amendment #1-B; 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 March 29, 2019, Orange County staff responded to a request for <br />proposals from the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center (NC CETC) for Clean Fuel <br />Advanced Technology (CFAT) 2019 Round 2 grant funding. This grant program is sponsored <br />by the NC Department of Transportation and funded with federal Congestion Mitigation Air <br />Quality funds. <br /> <br />The primary purpose of the grant is to reduce transportation related emissions in 24 eligible <br />North Carolina counties, and Orange County has been funded through this grant twice <br />previously. <br /> <br />Grant funding will be used to defray the costs of upgrading a 2-year vehicle lease to enable <br />Orange County to acquire its first plug-in electric passenger vehicle. This vehicle will be used <br />within Orange County’s CarShare program, maximizing its availability to County staff across all <br />departments. <br /> <br />1