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10 <br /> 1 addition to the four projects created by staff, the CFE put forward a fifth project and scored it as <br /> 2 well. Since these potential projects involve investments outside of County operations, all <br /> 3 prospective partners such as the school districts and housing coalition organizers have received <br /> 4 an initial notification and brief description of the initially scored projects. No detailed project <br /> 5 discussions have occurred in advance of BOCC direction. <br /> 6 Brennan Bouma, Sustainability Coordinator, made the following PowerPoint <br /> 7 presentation: <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Climate Action Tax Projects FY20 <br /> 10 Orange County Sustainability Program <br /> 11 "FOR A GREENER ORANGE" <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Background <br /> 14 • Climate Action Tax approved for current budget <br /> 15 • $469,272/yr. for additional climate action <br /> 16 • Commission for the Environment scored and ranked projects <br /> 17 • Requesting approval of recommended projects <br /> 18 <br /> 19 History of Climate Action <br /> 20 • 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions inventory <br /> 21 • 2009 Geothermal systems begin to be installed <br /> 22 • 2010 Electric Vehicle charging network installed <br /> 23 • 2017 SolSmart Silver Designation <br /> 24 • 2017 Commitment to Paris Climate Accord - 26% reduction in total emissions by <br /> 25 2025. <br /> 26 • 2017 Commitment to transition to 100% renewable energy countywide by 2050. <br /> 27 • 2018 Triangle Regional Resilience Assessment <br /> 28 • 2019 Orange County Climate Council and Climate Action Tax <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Current Climate Work <br /> 31 • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory update in final edits <br /> 32 • Climate Action Planning in initial phase <br /> 33 • Orange County Climate Council work underway <br /> 34 • Grant-funded fleet electrification work ongoing <br /> 35 • Orange County Commuter Options program <br /> 36 • Global Covenant of Mayors annual reporting <br /> 37 • Climate Action Tax <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Recommended FY20 Climate Actions <br /> 40 CFE Scoring: 6 part formula prioritizing racial equity <br /> 41 o Racial Equity (0 to 3pts) <br /> 42 o Emissions reduced (0 to 2 pts) <br /> 43 o Efficient use of Funds (0 to 2 pts) <br /> 44 o Time to complete (0 to 1 pt) <br /> 45 o Ease of understanding/visibility/messaging (0 to 1 pt) <br /> 46 o Likelihood of success (0 to 1 pt) <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Recommended FY20 Climate Actions (chart) <br /> 49 <br />