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Docusign Envelope ID: El 96FFB6-481 D-48D1-A670-07B9001 1 COBE <br /> ❑ Other capital or operational funds <br /> ❑ None.This is a unique opportunity. <br /> 0 Unknown (please describe): the Town's vehicle replacement <br /> budget was eliminated and then brought back at a low level during <br /> the past 2 budget cycles due to the global pandemic.This past year <br /> we were able to purchase a single garbage truck with regular <br /> 11. If this project is not selected for funding in this round, what other funds. We also used one-time surplus funds to purchase additional <br /> funding might be used to support fleet replacement vehicles, but these are non-recurring funds. <br /> it within the next 5 years? Given that these vehicles and their charging equipment are often <br /> double the purchase price of a fossil-fueled vehicle and the limited <br /> funding available for replacing the legacy fossil-fueled fleet, our <br /> Business Management Office has told us that electric fleet vehicle <br /> purchases of this kind are unlikely with current resources. Pilot <br /> testing these vehicles should help us track actual lifecycle cost <br /> savings and make the case for future investments or federal grants. <br /> ❑ Carrboro: https://townofcarrboro.org/928/Community-Climate- <br /> Action-Plan <br /> 0 Chapel Hill: <br /> https://www.sustainchapelhiII.org/featured/2020/2/18/climate- <br /> action-and-response-plan <br /> 0 Orange County: In progress, please instead show alignment with <br /> the Orange County BOCC Goals and Priorities. <br /> This proposed project aligns with the above plan(s) in the following <br /> ways: <br /> 12. Please select the jurisdiction(s) This project's focus on improved operations and environmental <br /> where your project is focused protection through electrification, energy efficiency, decreased fuel <br /> and briefly state how your expenses, reliable infrastructure, and lower greenhouse gas <br /> project aligns with the relevant emissions are aligned with each of the following: <br /> Climate Action Plans (2-4 <br /> sentences). (1) The Town of Chapel Hill's near-term climate action goal of <br /> a 26-28% reduction in community carbon emissions by <br /> Please name the action items 2025; <br /> from each relevant plan that best (2) Our adopted goal within the Climate Action and Response <br /> align with your proposed project: Plan to electrify all light-and medium-duty fleet vehicles by <br /> 2040 and all Heavy-duty fleet vehicles by 2050. <br /> (3) The County's goal to "create, preserve, and protect a <br /> natural environment that includes clean water, clean air, <br /> wildlife, important natural lands, and sustainable energy <br /> for present and future generations" <br /> Page 8 of 21 <br />