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23 <br /> 1 Slide #8 <br /> 2025 Project Highlights <br /> Drakeford Library Urban Sustainability Solutions <br /> Rooftop solar&educational signage Green infrastructure &workforce development <br /> Expanding renewable energy while creating learNng Partnering with schools to manage stormwater and build <br /> opportunities career pathways <br /> Trees for the Triangle Binkley Baptist Church <br /> Tree planting in schools Rooftop solar <br /> Increasing tree canopy and engaging students Advancing clean energy through on-site renewable generation <br /> y. <br /> J' <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Bedford asked how projects are going at the schools. She said Orange <br /> 4 County Schools are doing solar panels for powering electric school buses. She said Chapel Hill <br /> 5 Carrboro City Schools completed Northside Elementary and were working leverage. She asked <br /> 6 what direct-pay is. She asked if that was the tax program and if it had been cut. <br /> 7 Amy Eckberg said direct-pay is the tax program where you can get back 30% on a clean <br /> 8 energy project. She said they are trying to see if they can leverage those funds to do another <br /> 9 solar installation at Morris Grove Elementary. She said the one at Northside Elementary is up <br /> 10 and running. <br /> 11 Commissioner Bedford asked if they are student demonstration installations or if they can <br /> 12 power a wing. <br /> 13 Amy Eckberg said they are mainly going to power the charging stations. <br /> 14 Commissioner Bedford said she would like to take a tour of the school. <br /> 15 Commissioner Carter commended the applicants for their ideas. She highlighted the idea <br /> 16 of Urban Sustainability Solutions and students getting experience in riparian buffer management. <br /> 17 Vice-Chair Fowler said she was happy to see the ongoing interest and the diversity of the <br /> 18 projects. <br /> 19 Commissioner Greene said Amy Eckberg signaled how hard it was to make decisions with <br /> 20 the projects. She said it's not a bad thing to have twice as much interest in terms of dollar amount. <br /> 21 She appreciated how staff prioritized different projects in different ways. She said Amy Eckberg <br /> 22 went through the process in a thoughtful way. <br />