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P a g e 18 o f 22 <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 5 - Local Economic Development <br /> <br />32. How many Orange County <br />residents are employed by <br />your organization? <br />There are currently 146 Town employees who live in Orange <br />County (85 permanent and 61 part-time temporary). <br />33. What percent of project <br />materials will be purchased <br />from sources within Orange <br />County or North Carolina? <br />All of the concrete material will be produced locally. Material <br />costs for concrete are approximately $1.5 million, or about 5% of <br />the overall cost of the project. If we utilize National Gypsum, <br />this would equal another 0.5% or so of overall costs. <br />34. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that is <br />relevant to local economic <br />development. <br />The 203 Project will bring new employees to downtown <br />Carrboro. The 29 total jobs will bring an estimated $72,000- <br />$101,500 in new downtown expenditures for businesses. <br />Annually, the Town estimates receiving 2,800 visitors to the <br />government center, 8,300 to the recreation & cultural centers, <br />and 30,000-40,000 visitors to the library. <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 />As outlined in the Town’s Inclusive Communications & <br />Community Engagement Plan, the Town will work to connect <br />with people of color, immigrant, refugee, and other marginalized <br />communities. Strategies will include: <br />• Create neighborhood liaison network <br />• Create community conversations <br />• Build personal relationships <br />• Increase accessibility (identify barriers such as location, <br />transportation, childcare, language) <br />• Maintain a presence in communities and neighborhoods <br />• Offer multiple ways for residents to contribute input and <br />feedback <br />• Offer information in different languages <br />The Town will also discuss different ways of informing the <br />public about the building’s sustainable features. These methods <br />could include an interpretive display, outreach materials, or <br />informative signs throughout the building. <br />36. How will you measure the <br />success of that engagement or <br />educational effort? <br />The Town will continue to solicit feedback on its <br />communications strategies. Staff plan to continue administering <br />a Community Climate Action Plan Survey on a biennial basis <br />and this would provide an opportunity to measure the success of <br />this engagement. <br />DocuSign Envelope ID: 08DD74BE-CE96-4D90-9C72-8BD18C25E2E7