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16 <br /> Slide #23 <br /> FY2022-20 Recommended County Projects <br /> • County Sustainability Projects - $50,000 (p. 66) <br /> - Ann ua I fu nd i ng for susta i na bility projec ts in Coun ty facilities <br /> - Electric vehiOle charging stations for public use <br /> • Seymour Center(2)-replacement <br /> Durham Tech Park and Ride lot (15)-replacement <br /> • Soiar EV charger located at Orange County Public Transportation •new <br /> Orange County's North Campus (2)-new <br /> -- ORANGE COUNTY <br /> it MOR71 t CARDLEWL <br /> Commissioner Greene asked about the reasoning behind pushing out the expansion of <br /> the Southern Orange Campus until FY 2030-31. She asked if the development agreement will <br /> still be binding then. <br /> Travis Myren said part of expansion was for dental offices. He said that the mobile <br /> dental clinic eliminated that need. He said the previous health director had invisioned an <br /> expansion of medical services provided but that did not get implemented to that removed the <br /> need for that portion of the expansion. He said the only thing left is the front part of the building <br /> where meeting room is and adding AN upgrades. <br /> Commissioner Greene asked if it would still cost $5 million. <br /> Travis Myren said that is the total old cost and it needs to be revised based on the <br /> changes he noted. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if sustainability projects would include transitioning the <br /> county's vehicle fleet to electric and hybrid vehicles. <br /> Travis Myren said there was a lighting project at Hillsborough Commons completed with <br /> these funds too. He said that when the county projects are designed and constructed, <br /> sustainability is built into the project budget rather than added on. He said that they start with <br /> the most sustainable options first. He said that as a result that is why they have geo-thermal <br /> and solar panels at the northern campus. <br /> Commissioner Richards asked if those are built into the design during county building <br /> and rehab. <br /> Bonnie Hammersley said those are the standards that the county follows. She said this <br /> $50,000 is just for little projects that might come up throughout the year. She said all county <br /> projects are looked at from a sustainability perspective. She said they rarely certify LEED but <br /> build that would be LEED certified with the attempt all the way to LEED Gold. She said there is <br /> not a separate budget for sustainability with county projects. <br /> Chair Price asked if county is eligible to apply for the Volkswagen settlement money <br /> from the state. <br /> Travis Myren said yes and the county will apply. <br />