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28 <br /> Slide #8 <br /> Gen¢ral Applications: <br /> Total <br /> Name Pmlea Name Description Amount Recommended Rank Score out <br /> Requested Funding level of 2fi <br /> Points <br /> Habitat for Humanity Suppl¢m¢ntal Hablt "Home Pres¢rvatlon $35,000 SSS.DOD 1 Ll <br /> Weather!tation program support. <br /> Create a Green <br /> Urban Sustalnablllty Growing Morethsn nfrastructure Workforce $69.156 $69,156 2 21 <br /> Solutions Rain Gardens Development <br /> Apptentloeshlp Program <br /> LED UChtinC Upgrade for <br /> Town of Chapel Hill LED Lighting Upgrades Hargraves Community $95.000 $O 3 20 <br /> Center Basketball Court <br /> Hillsborough United Soler Panel pr ject Rooftop Solar Installation $10,000 $IO,000 4 2O <br /> Church of Christ <br /> clean( <br /> Blnkley Ba ptlst[hurch Let There Be nergy)Light! Insta1150 solar pan els $49,046 $49,036 5 IS <br /> solar on <br /> EMPOWERment R-P '—EACH apartments Raaftop wkarinstallatian $134,562 $61,623 6 18 <br /> alai mp-" <br /> laimpaG Small Support Installation of <br /> Club Naga Footprint garden,greenhou , $37.227 $31.221 1 17 <br /> I-- <br /> Foo Institute at C. mu nity Garden Expand[ommunity Garden <br /> Sanctuary Farm Coapera[I— Cooperative and c r:a $s0.800 $0 a 17 <br /> w Tralning Program <br /> Haven for Outdoor Solar Powered Shelter with <br /> The Arts Center 16 placesto charge up, $41,729 $O 9 17 <br /> Eco-Classroom explore,create,and learn. <br /> 5t.Thomas More EV Charging Station <br /> EV Charging Stetian $22,030 $O 10 16 <br /> Catholic Church Installation <br /> Triangle ECWting The...tar Equlty. Dl scou tit III*with VOpther $50,000.DO $O 11 13 <br /> Pilot Program <br /> School Appllcatlon9: <br /> _ __ _ total <br /> II <br /> Descrlpt tart AmountRecommended Rank Scare out <br /> Requested Funding Level of 26 <br /> Paints <br /> Chapel Hill Carri—ci LED Lights LED Cam pas Lighting $270,D00 $94.014 I 1 1 <br /> [Ity Schools Changeover <br /> orange County $Diet sa Panel solar petlestel wath $287,959 $389,029 z 11 <br /> Schools 8atterY Storage <br /> Vice-Chair Greene asked why the Town of Chapel Hill was ranked third, but received zero <br /> funding. <br /> Amy Eckberg said they liked the project but the town has received several hundred <br /> thousand dollars over the years and there were so many new applications, they wanted to provide <br /> the opportunity to other applicants. She said they might have resources that other groups might <br /> not have. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked why Orange County Schools received more than the Chapel <br /> Hill Carrboro City Schools. <br /> Amy Eckberg said it was because this is the first time Orange County Schools has applied <br /> and Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools has received a large share of funds over the years. <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked why several scored 17 and only one received funding. <br /> Amy Eckberg said greenhouse gas emission reduction was a factor in the decisions and <br /> that is true for this one. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said it's important to spread around funding, but she also wants <br /> to consider impact. She said she looks at the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. <br /> Amy Eckberg said that reductions in greenhouse gas emissions is ranked 4 in the rubric. <br /> Commissioner Richards said she was pleased to see the higher number of applications. <br /> Chair Bedford said with the Inflation Reduction Act, non-profits will file a 990T and if they <br /> are paying people living wages, it is between 6%-30% cash back from the US government. She <br /> said that whoever ends up owning the solar at the end is the one that has to file the tax return and <br /> get the cash back. She had asked if EMPOWERment and churches had factored that into their <br /> budgets. <br /> Amy Eckberg said she does not know about EMPOWERment but the other two had it <br /> factored in. She said she would make sure EMPOWERment knows about this. <br /> A motion was made by Chair Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to approve <br /> funding for the recommended Community Climate Action Grant projects for FY 2023-24. <br />