Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
P a g e 9 o f 19 <br /> <br />11. If this project is not selected for <br />funding in this round, what other <br />funding might be used to support <br />it within the next 5 years? <br />☐ Other capital or operational funds <br />☐ None. This is a unique opportunity. <br />☒ Unknown (please describe): Staff will need to discuss the <br />potential use of capital or operational funds for this project with the <br />Town Manager and Finance Director. <br />12. Please select the jurisdiction(s) <br />where your project is focused <br />and briefly state how your <br />project aligns with the relevant <br />Climate Action Plans (2-4 <br />sentences). <br /> <br />Please name the action items <br />from each relevant plan that best <br />align with your proposed project: <br />☒ Carrboro: https://townofcarrboro.org/928/Community-Climate- <br />Action-Plan <br />☐ Chapel Hill: <br />https://www.sustainchapelhill.org/featured/2020/2/18/climate- <br />action-and-response-plan <br />☐ Orange County: In progress, please instead show alignment with <br />the Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities. <br /> <br />This proposed project aligns with the above plan(s) in the following <br />ways: <br />This project helps the Town of Carrboro fulfill Ecosystem <br />Recommendation #3 in its 2017 Community Climate Action Plan, <br />which directs staff to accelerate efforts to study and implement a <br />comprehensive organics collection and composting program. <br /> <br />The program will also help the Town reach its greenhouse gas <br />emissions reduction goal of an 80% reduction in 2010 emissions <br />levels by 2030. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Collaborators and Partners <br /> <br />In some projects, collaborators and partners provide essential capacity and connections. If collaborators <br />or partners are an essential part of your project whether or not they are receiving grant funds, please <br />use this section to provide more details. If you are not working with collaborators or partners, please <br />feel free to write N/A in this section and move to the Social Justice and Racial Equity section. <br />13. Please describe one to three <br />key partnerships/collaborations <br />that add the most value to the <br />success of the proposed <br />project: <br />Orange County Solid Waste Management partners with the <br />Town and the Carrboro Farmers’ Market to administer the food <br />waste collection program. Orange County Solid Waste <br />Management funds the weekly food waste cart pick-up and <br />tipping fees at the compost facility. The Carrboro Farmers’ <br />Market collaborates to provide program messaging and <br />coordination. The Town’s partners will not be receiving grant <br />funding from this source for the program. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 925D6FBC-24A8-425B-8158-E760CA6EAD2A