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Attachment 1 4 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> February 4, 2020 <br /> Climate Action Tax Projects and Scoring Report FY 2019-20 <br /> Executive Summary: <br /> As part of the FY20 budget, the Board of Orange County Commissioners authorized an additional % cent <br /> property tax to provide an estimated $469,272 dedicated to accelerating climate change mitigation <br /> through the new Climate Change Mitigation Project in the Capital Investment Plan.This funding adds to <br /> the County's ongoing investments in clean technology and will support an expansion of climate change <br /> mitigation projects that build on Orange County's long history of sustainable actions. Following the <br /> Board's direction, the Orange County Commission for the Environment (CFE) has scored an initial list of <br /> climate mitigation projects using a formula that prioritizes social justice and racial equity.The full <br /> project scoring table completed by the CFE is included as Appendix A. Based on their ranking,the <br /> resulting project recommendations are listed in the following table: <br /> Project CFE Rank Cost Estimate <br /> Supplemental Weatherization for Low Income Households 1 $150,000 <br /> Countywide LED Campaign 2 $19,272 <br /> Rooftop solar- OCS 3 $150,000 <br /> Rooftop solar-CHCCS 3 $150,000 <br /> Total $469,272 <br /> Each project would be implemented to maximize project efficiency and minimize impacts on Orange <br /> County staff resources: <br /> • The weatherization project would focus primarily on providing additional energy efficiency <br /> assistance to Orange County residents with manufactured homes and homes already being <br /> repaired under existing programs in partnership with the Orange County Affordable Housing <br /> Coalition, Orange County Home Preservation Coalition, and Orange County Housing and <br /> Community Development. <br /> • The LED Campaign would connect with Orange County residents primarily through partnering <br /> with the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) of the Department of Social Services as <br /> well as the Family Success Alliance and its affiliated non-profits. <br /> • The rooftop solar projects for the schools are proposed to work through a grant program to <br /> provide the schools with flexibility while preserving the ability of the County to track progress <br /> and impact. <br /> History of County Sustainability Actions: <br /> These projects we propose to fund through the FY20 Climate Action Tax add to a long history of <br /> sustainability actions by Orange County. For decades, County staff have been safeguarding taxpayer and <br /> environmental resources by outfitting of County buildings with energy efficient technologies such as <br /> energy efficient lighting and HVAC systems, low-flow water fixtures, rainwater and greywater harvesting <br /> P.O. Box 8181 * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> Telephone: 919 245-2625 <br /> Fax:919-644-3001 <br />