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10 <br /> urgency of climate action and the potential availability of federal resources, the FY2023-24 <br /> Sustainability Project is recommended to be funded at $312,000. <br /> County staff have been monitoring the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) <br /> and the Infrastructure and Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) which should provide historic levels of <br /> funding for climate action projects. As a result, the CIP includes grant match amounts to <br /> install publicly available electric vehicle charging stations throughout the County ($50,000), <br /> upgrade to the most energy efficient LED lighting through Duke Energy's small business <br /> energy saver program which covers 35% of the upgrade cost with a 65% County contribution <br /> ($50,000), and install a pilot agrivoltaic program in collaboration with the Orange County <br /> Cooperative Extension aimed at increasing renewable energy capacity ($25,000). <br /> The remaining funds ($187,000) are recommended for County fleet electric vehicle charging <br /> equipment needed to accommodate the transition to electric vehicles. <br /> • Vehicle Replacements - $1.79 million <br /> The Capital Investment Plan is also used to procure replacement vehicles used by County <br /> Departments. A total of$1,790,130 is recommended in FY2023-24 to replace approximately <br /> fifteen (15) vehicles for the Sheriff's Office, two (2) AMS vans, one (1) Animal Services pickup <br /> truck, two (2) Car Share sedans, two (2) DEAPR pickup trucks, four (4) DSS vehicles, one (1) <br /> Economic Development van, five (5) EMS administrative vehicles, one (1) EMS pickup truck, <br /> one (1) Health pickup truck, one (1) Planning vehicle, and lease buyouts for eight (8) vehicles <br /> that were previously leased. A total of ten (10) of the proposed new vehicles are scheduled <br /> to be replaced with electric vehicles. <br /> • Veterans Memorial Phase 3 - $25,000 <br /> The Veterans Memorial Committee requested $25,000 from the County to construct Phase 3 <br /> of the memorial. This phase would construct a permanent kiosk and electrical work. The <br /> Committee has also requested $7,500 from Hillsborough, $10,000 from Carrboro, and <br /> $20,000 from Chapel Hill. <br /> Public Safety <br /> The FY2023-33 Recommended CIP includes investments that will support the County's public <br /> safety functions to modernize information technology systems and continue to reliably and <br /> efficiently respond to emergencies. Vehicles for the Sheriff's Office and Emergency Services are <br /> included in the Vehicle Replacement project. <br /> • Bidirectional Antenna Systems for Schools - $1,536,000 <br /> Bidirectional Antenna (BDA) Systems improve interior building penetration for public safety <br /> radios. This coverage is essential during an emergency occurring in a school where the quality <br /> of radio coverage can suffer due to building construction standards. In addition to improving <br /> coverage in the building,these BDA's will reduce the number of towers that would have been <br /> necessary to achieve countywide radio coverage in future years at a cost of over $45 million <br /> in FY2021-22 dollars. <br /> Page 18 <br />