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34 <br /> Related to Mitigation of Climate Change 1. Climate change mitigation, continued <br /> work <br /> 2. Climate Change <br /> • Issued a Request for Qualifications in • Installed 12 new vehicle charging stations <br /> May to start work on Orange County's in May at the Eno River Parking Deck and <br /> Climate Action Planning process Durham Tech Park and Ride using federal <br /> Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funding <br /> provided from the NC Department of <br /> Transportation <br /> • Applied for a Department of • Working collaboratively with the Towns of <br /> Environmental Quality grant utilizing Chapel Hill, Hillsborough and Carrboro on <br /> VW settlement funds to add an EV charger analysis study that will help <br /> additional EV chargers in Orange strategically prioritize the installation of <br /> County electric vehicle chargers <br /> • Enrolled in Solarize the Triangle • Managed Community Climate Action Grant <br /> campaign which is a community projects are underway with the next round <br /> based public-private partnership of funding scheduled to open up this <br /> aimed at providing affordable, summer. <br /> accessible residential and commercial <br /> solar. The program addresses market <br /> and policy barriers by reducing costs, <br /> vetting materials, providing education <br /> to the community on solar, approving <br /> contractors and securing pricing. <br /> • Received LEED Gold certification as a <br /> County <br /> 8 <br />