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16 <br /> 1 Commissioner Fowler said there has been the opposite problem the last few years, <br /> 2 particularly with the population in elementary schools going down. She was wondering if the <br /> 3 schools might use this for other purposes, like consolidation. She said she had also thought <br /> 4 about how it could open up opportunities for more pre-K programming. She said that pre-K can <br /> 5 improve scores later on. She said she would like to explore the potential of increased pre-K <br /> 6 opportunities. <br /> 7 Travis Myren said that was a good idea. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 10 authorize staff to provide notice to the parties of the Student Adequate Public Facilities <br /> 11 Ordinance Memorandum of Understanding (SAPFO MOU) that the student projection <br /> 12 methodology will be changed to either the one employed by OREd or Carolina Demography and <br /> 13 to invite comment from the parties. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 16 <br /> 17 b. Community Climate Action Grant (CCAG) — FY 2024-25 Project Selection <br /> 18 The Board: <br /> 19 1. Received the grant project funding recommendations from the Commission for the <br /> 20 Environment (CFE) and the overall scores and comments from the CFE and Human <br /> 21 Relations Commission (HRC) for the FY 2024-25 Orange County Community Climate <br /> 22 Action Grant Program; and <br /> 23 2. Approved funding for the recommended Community Climate Action Grant projects for <br /> 24 FY 2024-25. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 BACKGROUND: As part of the FY 2019-20 budget, the Orange County Board of <br /> 27 Commissioners (BOCC) established the Orange County Climate Action Fund to accelerate <br /> 28 climate change mitigation efforts within the County. This initiative was motivated in part by the <br /> 29 Board's ambitious climate goals, including a full transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050. <br /> 30 The recently adopted Climate Action Plan establishes additional climate goals and outlines the <br /> 31 actions and strategies that will enable Orange County to achieve these objectives, including the <br /> 32 Community Climate Action Grant. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 For the FY 2024-25 funding cycle, $262,500 was allocated to general applicants to support <br /> 35 climate action projects designed to benefit Orange County residents both socially and <br /> 36 financially. The Board did not approve any climate funding for schools this year. In alignment <br /> 37 with the Board of Commissioners' direction, the selection process for awarding funds was <br /> 38 conducted through the Community Climate Action Grant program. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 The Community Climate Action grant program received twenty-five (25) applications in this <br /> 41 round from a variety of applicants representing nonprofits, small businesses and public <br /> 42 organizations whose total requests added up to $1,151,873. Grant applications were completed <br /> 43 over the summer and reviewed by both the Commission for the Environment (CFE) and the <br /> 44 Human Relations Commission (HRC) in fall 2024. Each of these Commissions voted to forward <br /> 45 their final scoring and comments to the BOCC. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 The following is a rank-order summary table of the combined project scoring and <br /> 48 recommendations for funding. More details on each project are available in Attachment 1. <br /> 49 <br />