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4 <br /> should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences <br /> resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or policies. <br /> Reducing energy usage from the electric grid improves air quality impacts. Improving local air <br /> quality helps to protect the health of vulnerable populations in Orange County whose health is <br /> disproportionately affected by ground-level ozone and other emissions. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impacts are applicable to this item: <br /> • ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE REDUCTION <br /> Initiate policies and programs that: 1) conserve energy; 2) reduce resource consumption; <br /> 3) increase the use of recycled and renewable resources; and 4) minimize waste stream <br /> impacts on the environment. <br /> Investing in local climate change mitigation actions will conserve energy, reduce resource <br /> consumption, and increase the use of renewable resources. <br /> • RESULTANT IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AIR QUALITY <br /> Assess and where possible mitigate adverse impacts created to the natural resources of <br /> the site and adjoining area. Minimize production of greenhouse gases. <br /> The Climate Action Fund will continue to support high-impact projects which will improve local air <br /> quality and minimize the local production of greenhouse gases, reducing Orange County's <br /> contribution to the adverse impacts of climate change on human and natural resources both inside <br /> and outside of the County. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board <br /> 1) Receive the grant project funding recommendations from the Human Relations <br /> Commission and the Commission for the Environment for the FY 2021-22 Orange County <br /> Community Climate Action Grant Program; <br /> 2) Approve funding for the recommended Community Climate Action Grant projects for FY <br /> 2021-22; and <br /> 3) Approve the request from the HRC to shift one point in the scoring rubric from "Time to <br /> Complete" to "Social Justice/ Racial Equity" in future rounds of grant funding. <br />