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4 <br />should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences <br />resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or policies. <br />Reducing energy usage from the electric grid improves air quality impacts. Improving local air <br />quality helps to protect the health of vulnerable populations in Orange County whose health is <br />disproportionately affected by ground-level ozone and other emissions. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br />impacts are applicable to this item: <br />ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE REDUCTION <br />Initiate policies and programs that: 1) conserve energy; 2) reduce resource consumption; <br />3) increase the use of recycled and renewable resources; and 4) minimize waste stream <br />impacts on the environment. <br />Investing in local climate change mitigation actions will conserve energy, reduce resource <br />consumption, and increase the use of renewable resources. <br />RESULTANT IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AIR QUALITY <br />Assess and where possible mitigate adverse impacts created to the natural resources of <br />the site and adjoining area. Minimize production of greenhouse gases. <br />The Climate Action Fund will continue to support high-impact projects which will improve local air <br />quality and minimize the local production of greenhouse gases, reducing Orange County's <br />contribution to the adverse impacts of climate change on human and natural resources both inside <br />and outside of the County. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board <br />1) Receive the grant project funding recommendations from the Human Relations <br />Commission and the Commission for the Environment for the FY 2021-22 Orange County <br />Community Climate Action Grant Program; <br />2) Approve funding for the recommended Community Climate Action Grant projects for FY <br />2021-22; and <br />3) Approve the request from the HRC to shift one point in the scoring rubric from "Time to <br />Complete" to "Social Justice/ Racial Equity" in future rounds of grant funding. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: FC54AC26-7897-4270-8EA1-D754CD59EA76