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38 <br />Slide #5 1  <br /> 2  <br /> Commissioner Fowler asked if there are fewer grants available for solar and climate 3  <br />mitigation due changes at the federal level. 4  <br /> Amy Eckberg said there are fewer grants, and they must be more creative when seeking 5  <br />funding. She said there are local, state, and private grant opportunities that they are pursuing. 6  <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if anti-idling programs are also available to residents. 7  <br /> Amy Eckberg said yes, and that they are hoping to partner with the schools as well as 8  <br />reaching out to other members of the community. 9  <br /> Commissioner Greene asked about agro-voltaic grants. 10  <br /> Amy Eckberg said they recently applied for a Golden Leaf grant for agro-voltaic. 11  <br /> Chair Bedford asked which buildings are going LED next. 12  <br /> Amy Eckberg said the Whitted Building. 13  <br />Commissioner Carter expressed congratulations on the division’s Clean Tech Innovation 14  <br />Award. 15  <br />Chair Bedford said electrifying residences to be more energy efficient can be expensive, 16  <br />and there should be a plan to provide financial support. 17  <br /> Amy Eckberg said they will be able to see where rebates are, so that will also help 18  <br />with electrification. 19  <br /> 20  <br />8. Consent Agenda 21  <br /> 22  <br /> Removal of Any Items from Consent Agenda 23  <br /> Approval of Remaining Consent Agenda 24  <br /> Discussion and Approval of the Items Removed from the Consent Agenda 25  <br /> 26  <br /> A motion was made by Vice-Chair Hamilton, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to 27  <br />approve the consent agenda. 28  <br /> 29  <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 30