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16 <br /> 1 Slide #23 <br /> FY2022-23 Recommended County Projects <br /> • Counter Sustainability Projects - $50,000 (p. 66) <br /> — Annual funding for sustainability projects.in County facilities <br /> — Electric vehicle charging staticnsfor public use <br /> S-ayrnour Ctnter(2)-replacca mit <br /> Durham Tech Park and Ride lot (6)-replacement <br /> Soiar EV chargar$acated at OrAnger County Public Transportation ni!%v <br /> Orarpge Courkty°s North Campus (Z)-new <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene asked about the reasoning behind pushing out the expansion of <br /> 4 the Southern Orange Campus until FY 2030-31. She asked if the development agreement will <br /> 5 still be binding then. <br /> 6 Travis Myren said part of expansion was for dental offices. He said that the mobile <br /> 7 dental clinic eliminated that need. He said the previous health director had invisioned an <br /> 8 expansion of medical services provided but that did not get implemented to that removed the <br /> 9 need for that portion of the expansion. He said the only thing left is the front part of the building <br /> 10 where meeting room is and adding AN upgrades. <br /> 11 Commissioner Greene asked if it would still cost $5 million. <br /> 12 Travis Myren said that is the total old cost and it needs to be revised based on the <br /> 13 changes he noted. <br /> 14 Commissioner Richards asked if sustainability projects would include transitioning the <br /> 15 county's vehicle fleet to electric and hybrid vehicles. <br /> 16 Travis Myren said there was a lighting project at Hillsborough Commons completed with <br /> 17 these funds too. He said that when the county projects are designed and constructed, <br /> 18 sustainability is built into the project budget rather than added on. He said that they start with <br /> 19 the most sustainable options first. He said that as a result that is why they have geo-thermal and <br /> 20 solar panels at the northern campus. <br /> 21 Commissioner Richards asked if those are built into the design during county building <br /> 22 and rehab. <br /> 23 Bonnie Hammersley said those are the standards that the county follows. She said this <br /> 24 $50,000 is just for little projects that might come up throughout the year. She said all county <br /> 25 projects are looked at from a sustainability perspective. She said they rarely certify LEED but <br /> 26 build that would be LEED certified with the attempt all the way to LEED Gold. She said there is <br /> 27 not a separate budget for sustainability with county projects. <br /> 28 Chair Price asked if county is eligible to apply for the Volkswagen settlement money <br /> 29 from the state. <br /> 30 Travis Myren said yes and the county will apply. <br />