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taken from the Northside Neighborhood as a whole. <br /> It’s important to note that this data is not necessarily <br /> reflective of the congregation itself as the influx of <br /> students into the neighborhood has made a <br /> significant impact. SolarEquity has elected not to <br /> survey the church’s congregation for income and race <br /> data out of a concern for privacy. <br /> Sources: <br /> Northside Neighborhood | Town of Chapel Hill, NC <br /> 7. Please describe any ways in which low-income or <br /> marginalized communities/households were <br /> engaged in the creation of this project proposal. <br /> SolarEquity engaged with the Jackson Center, St. <br /> Joseph's CME Church, and members of the Northside <br /> Neighborhood throughout the planning stages of the <br /> St. Joseph's CME Church Solar Project. <br /> The first stage of the project proposal was to collect <br /> input from the church members in a town hall style <br /> meeting. Everyone from the congregation was <br /> welcomed to attend and raise any questions or <br /> concerns that pertained to the install of solar. After <br /> questions were answered in the meeting, any plans <br /> or changes were brought directly to the <br /> administration of the church to ensure that they were <br /> agreed upon before advancing to the next step. The <br /> project was initially started through direct <br /> conversation with The Jackson Center, a community <br /> center that operates adjacent to the church and <br /> focuses their mission on housing justice. After <br /> learning about SolarEquity's mission, The Jackson <br /> Center and SolarEquity worked together to find the <br /> best way to implement solar to create the largest <br /> benefit to the whole community. To implement the <br /> solar project on the church in the most equitable <br /> way, SolarEquity gathered information from all crucial <br /> parties involved from the community center and <br /> church. <br /> 8. Please describe any potential negative side <br /> effects of the project and describe the steps you <br /> are taking/will take to eliminate or minimize <br /> these impacts to any low-income or marginalized <br /> communities/households. <br /> Mitigating carbon emissions and offering reduced <br /> energy costs to Northside Neighborhood families <br /> poses no risk to project stakeholders. Although not <br /> necessarily a negative side effect, replacing only a <br /> portion of the St. Joseph’s roof will require the church <br /> board to later replace the remaining portion of the <br /> roof at some point in the future. SolarEquity is <br /> neglecting to replace the other side of the roof as a <br /> Page 11 of 28 <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 257985C7-FC41-4937-8E64-B610C38DBA58