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17 <br /> 1 Chair Price asked if these projects could be added to those settlement funds grant. <br /> 2 Travis Myren said more projects could be completed. <br /> 3 Chair Price asked if there is a charge for using electric vehicle charging stations. <br /> 4 Travis Myren said no. <br /> 5 Commissioner Fowler asked if the vehicle fleet would be replaced with electric vehicles <br /> 6 and hybrids. <br /> 7 Travis Myren said two vehicles are scheduled to be hybrid. He said there aren't enough <br /> 8 charging stations in parking lots for the county to successfully operate electric vehicles. He said <br /> 9 they are working on a staff recommendation on which can be electrified and how much it will <br /> 10 cost to install additional charging facilties in the parking lot. <br /> 11 Commissioner Richards said she was at the unveiling of the Chapel Hill electric buses. <br /> 12 She asked if the county is pursuing state funds for the electricrificaiton of the fleet. <br /> 13 Theo Letman, Transportation Services Director, said the county was awarded a low <br /> 14 emission grant from state. He said there are delays in the production of electric vehicles. He <br /> 15 said there are supply chain issues and there are only a couple of manufacturers that produce <br /> 16 the type of vehicles the county uses. <br /> 17 Commissioner Richards said the beauty of the 10 year plan is that electric vehicles can <br /> 18 be built into future years. She said it also takes several years to get these vehicles designed, <br /> 19 tested, and on the road, so it will require taking a long term approach. <br /> 20 Chair Price said the county has been looking at the VW grant for years, maybe even four <br /> 21 years ago. She said that the county is making an attempt and has 28 hybrid cars and SUVs and <br /> 22 1 electric motorcycle for the Sheriff. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Slide #24 <br /> FY202 - 3 Recommended County Project <br /> lb County Sustainability Policy <br /> — Build sustainable features in base project budgets <br /> Notharn Campus Project <br /> Bonnle Eti Davits Center <br /> w 65 M pl,ataaaltaic systems(174salerpaielsj savedihe comely$5,400wdate since April <br /> • Saler water Heatar with 2 independa tsaler panels <br /> 2 Rain watmCisleanfartwndeeepewstering use <br /> R Elect+x VOW*Chorg■1g StoWns That serve 2 vetrctes wAh passlWy af addog 2 siotvns <br /> • GccupancySensarslarbaih Ilgaiing and WAC units 1*$06 moasy Mao unaccutylyd <br /> LED 5ghting and low flow plurnbkNg fixlums <br /> Parks operasares dace <br /> 20 kW Prwovraluw system{56 soler pawwls) <br /> 4 LED rghwig and law flbtiw plumkaig f1mures <br /> aetanlion cen�te�r <br /> Geothermal WAC Systeme with OS wells st 4OT deep <br /> . fi64kWPVsystems sawing$7,100sw*biq+"In Vey(406 SowPonets) <br /> Electrcal'VehldoCho rgwNg siotisn s#rmg 2:cm <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> 24 ttrl r CAROLINA <br /> 25 <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br />