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15 <br /> Commissioner Carter said she would like to receive information on future classes offered <br /> by Mauldin and Jenkins. She thanked the Finance staff for their work in delivering a clean audit. <br /> Commissioner Bedford asked if opioid funds are special revenue funds. <br /> Tim Lyons said that was correct. <br /> Chair Hamilton asked what the interfund transfers were for the Sportsplex. <br /> Tim Lyons described how interfund transfers work between the Sportsplex and other <br /> county funds. <br /> Chair Hamilton said it's activity between the general fund and the Sportsplex. <br /> Tim Lyons said there was more information on transfers in footnote #7 in the ACFR. <br /> Chair Hamilton thanked the presenter. She said minimizing errors that become material <br /> gives the Board confidence that they are being good stewards of the public's dollars. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Carter, to <br /> approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Audit Services Contract Amendment for the Fiscal <br /> Year 2025 audit services. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> None. <br /> 6. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Community Climate Action Grant (CCAG) — FY 2025-26 Project Selection <br /> The Board: <br /> 1) Received the grant project funding recommendations from the Commission for the <br /> Environment (CFE) and the overall scores and comments from the CFE and Human <br /> Relations Commission (HRC) for the FY 2025-26 Orange County Community Climate <br /> Action Grant Program; and <br /> 2) Approved funding for the recommended Community Climate Action Grant projects for <br /> FY 2025-26. <br /> BACKGROUND: As part of the FY 2019-20 budget, the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners (BOCC) established the Orange County Community Climate Action Fund to <br /> accelerate climate mitigation efforts. The Fund supports the Board's commitment to ambitious <br /> targets, including a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050. The Climate Action Plan <br /> further builds on this commitment by defining additional targets and identifying the actions and <br /> strategies needed to achieve them. <br /> For the FY 2025-26 funding cycle, $267,750 was allocated to general applicants to support <br /> climate action projects designed to benefit Orange County residents both socially and <br /> financially. The Board did not approve any climate funding for schools this year. In alignment <br /> with BOCC direction, the selection process for awarding funds was conducted through the <br /> Community Climate Action Grant program. <br /> Sixteen (16) applications were received this year from applicants representing nonprofits, small <br /> businesses and public organizations whose total requests add up to $619,095. Grant <br /> applications were completed over the summer and reviewed by both the Commission for the <br /> Environment (CFE) and the Human Relations Commission (HRC) in fall 2025. <br /> The following is a rank-order summary table of the combined project scoring and <br /> recommendations for funding. More details on each project are available in Attachment 1. <br />