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Page 14 of 21 <br /> <br />33. What percent of project <br />materials will be purchased <br />from sources within Orange <br />County or North Carolina? <br />We will state a preference for project materials to be sourced <br />within Orange County and North Carolina, but we do not know <br />what the final percentage will be at this time. <br />34. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to local economic <br />development. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 6 - Amount and Duration of Engagement <br /> <br />35. Please describe how you will <br />engage with and/or educate <br />project participants. <br />Chapel Hill’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience will be working <br />with staff from Parks and Solid Waste to track the emissions and <br />cost reductions and proactively communicate the ongoing <br />performance of these vehicles on social media and the <br />sustainchapelhill.org website. Chapel Hill’s sustainability staff will <br />continue to partner with other local government sustainability staff <br />directly and through our shared professional networks to share <br />results. <br />We are also considering vehicle decals and signage that would <br />promote and educate about the positive impacts of the project. <br />36. How will you measure the <br />success of that engagement or <br />educational effort? <br />We are currently investing in open, 2-way relationships with <br />communities in Chapel Hill who are most impacted by climate <br />change. Town communications staff already regularly pass along <br />news, questions, and comments to the Sustainability Office. The <br />Town also benefits from active and engaged residents who will help <br />to provide an ongoing assessment of their experience with these EV <br />pilots. <br />37. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to the amount, or <br />quality, or length of <br />engagement and/or education <br />that your project will produce. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 7 - Time to Complete <br /> <br />38. How much time will your <br />project require to demonstrate <br />the positive impacts you <br />describe? <br /> <br />Global supply chain disruptions and the scarcity of raw materials <br />and components have slowed the delivery of electric vehicles <br />worldwide. Should this proposal be funded, the Town will be <br />prepared to place our orders in the spring of this fiscal year with <br />expected delivery in the winter/spring of 2024. <br /> <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 494A0BDA-FFC8-478D-826D-7FA71E3E3A5C