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9 <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS (Note that, because this is a legislative decision, additional comments at <br /> a later date are permitted). <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said Jim Northrup is in the audience, and asked if he had any <br /> additional comment. <br /> Jim Northrup said not at this time. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said staff can bring back additional information on this. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> approve Attachment 5 amending the MTP to include adding 7203 Union Grove Church Road. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Climate Action Tax Recommendations for FY 2019-20 <br /> The Board received a report on climate change mitigation projects that could be funded <br /> through the FY 2019-20 Orange County Climate Action Tax, and the initial ranking of projects <br /> by the Commission for the Environment; and consider voting to approve funding for the <br /> recommended Climate Action Tax projects for FY 2019-20 as outlined in the attached report. <br /> Chair Rich said the Board will consider the first two recommendations tonight, with the <br /> last two possibly coming back in two weeks. <br /> BACKGROUND: As part of the FY 2019-20 budget, the Board of Orange County <br /> Commissioners authorized an additional % cent property tax to provide an estimated $469,272 <br /> dedicated to accelerating climate change mitigation through the new Climate Change Mitigation <br /> Project in the Capital Investment Plan. <br /> When the tax was authorized, the BOCC stated that it would decide the final prioritization of <br /> projects to be funded, and the Board requested that the Commission for the Environment (CFE) <br /> provide feedback on prospective projects in advance of BOCC review. The BOCC has <br /> emphasized the need to consider racial equity first, so that those who benefit most directly from <br /> the proposed action are the people who most need assistance. With that in mind, the Board <br /> directed staff to develop a project scoring formula for the CFE to use while completing its initial <br /> project ranking. <br /> Staff developed an initial list of climate change mitigation projects and then created the <br /> requested scoring formula based on six (6) key criteria: <br /> • racial equity <br /> • emissions reduced <br /> • efficient use of funds <br /> • time to complete <br /> • ease of understanding/messaging/visibility <br /> • likelihood of success After review by the County Manager, four projects focusing on <br /> climate actions outside of County operations were presented to the CFE at its meeting on <br /> November 11, 2019. <br /> The attached report includes the brief description of the projects and the assessment criteria <br /> that was given to the CFE, and lays out the CFE's scoring and ranking of the projects. In <br /> addition to the four projects created by staff, the CFE put forward a fifth project and scored it as <br />