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16 <br /> Slide #21 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY FY 0 1- BUDGET <br /> ap■runrnt am.ndm.aR Awiaunt <br /> 21-22CW-D33 Cormil99loner Uimale Tax ELnI15aIe V2 oitne Cindy Champs %258.332.56} <br /> F0VhV Funds Idid90ion Flue pro%I d forFY2021-22 <br /> antl realmcate In 90WOL ao0 eawty <br /> Olmale MlHWHoo pro ds. The other half <br /> W corAmw l4roup Me Tart process for <br /> mWeRpElille9 or rka%nnM to apply icr <br /> funds. <br /> 21-220IP-004 Cortrnissioneff C11wel Hil- Trensfw 0D.3M of 114 of me projeo9ea 594,962 75 <br /> Fowler Carrtoro Clly CIImaW UmGla M*gMan Funds <br /> SGIoa1s (Acre dmank N21-22CIP-00-3) to OHMS for <br /> Gimala Mitigation p■ajects <br /> 21-22CIP-DO5 Ga mnI99laher Orange County T7am r M.94% of VA of Me pro)acM $ <br /> I=MW SC110* Urnam Cliwge M#gmbon Funds 53.193.60 <br /> (Amendment M21-22CIF-DG3) to OCS far <br /> airnate Mmgatlon MjeaE <br /> 21-22CIP-C3B Gur nle9laher Aa9e! TranOer 112 arlhe prgecM Ctrnde $ <br /> Fa*iw Mma➢werle C31mge Mibu ion FulIas(rlrnerdmem 021- 1M.166.25 <br /> Services 22CIP-OW) IQ Caunty A99d Maoagemeht <br /> SeMce9 rar C lmW Mmgatloo pro)acls <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> MOR71 f CARlDIAWL <br /> Commissioner Fowler read her amendment. She said the County currently has no <br /> funds directed to County or school district climate-related projects. She said the sustainability <br /> coordinator only has a $50,000 budget for all sustainability projects, which may or may not <br /> directly impact climate. She said there are a large number of viable projects the County and <br /> schools could do to address climate change, and simultaneously improve efficiency of county <br /> and school operations. She said these projects would be proposed by the sustainability <br /> coordinator, in collaboration with other County and school staff, and could allow conversion of <br /> County and school vehicles to electric, installation of solar panels, creation of composting <br /> projects, and more that would hopefully also bring efficiencies and reduce costs to County and <br /> school budgets, like lowering electric bills or less gas or travel for trash trucks. She said she <br /> sees this as a way to continue addressing climate change, but in a way that benefits the County <br /> and school operational budgets. She said this past year, much of the climate funds were given <br /> to Chapel Hill, which has its own taxing authority to address climate change, because it applied <br /> for the County funds. She said she supports the projects the Town did but would like the <br /> County and schools to carry out similar projects, and the sustainability coordinator only has <br /> $50,000 for sustainability projects, while $500,000 was granted to other entities, including <br /> municipalities with their own taxing authority. She said she would report out yearly on the use <br /> of the funds to ensure they are being used for climate mitigation. She said there have been <br /> emails from residents asserting that residents voted on the Climate Tax, however they did not, <br /> and it actually came about during a budget amendment process. She said she is trying to <br /> improve upon the climate tax by making it available to the two government entities for which <br /> Orange County government is primarily responsible: K-12 school facilities and County facilities <br /> and operations. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said it would be helpful to discuss Commissioner Greene's <br /> amendment now, which is similar, on slide 23. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said Commissioner Greene's amendment does not include any <br /> funding to counties, just to schools, and continues the same vetting process. She said in her <br />