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5 <br /> Commissioner Bedford said she is leery about committing$300,000 in year one for planning costs. <br /> She asked if the timing could be handled differently. <br /> Travis Myren offered to remove the planning funds from the CIP entirely and instead bring them <br /> back as a budget amendment in the fall if the Board preferred that approach. He confirmed the relatively <br /> small amount would have no impact on the debt model. <br /> The Board reached consensus on removing this cost from the CIP. <br /> Slide#6 <br /> FY2026-36 Recommended Capital Investment Plan <br /> Environmental Protection and Climate Action <br /> • Climate Change Mitigation $211,110 All Climate Action Plan Focus Areas <br /> , <br /> 1p 59) Urban Sustainability Solutions <br /> — Climate mitigation grants to non-profit and <br /> public agencies through a formal competitive <br /> grant process I� <br /> J f <br /> — General fund support decreased by$62,000 to <br /> support Sustainability staffing in Operating }rl <br /> Budget <br /> 0 f <br /> — Future years assume 2/o annual growth in <br /> grant funds <br /> Students planting a rain garden as pan of Urban Sustainability Solutions Community <br /> Climate Action Grant Project <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> a NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Travis Myren presented the Climate Change Mitigation grant program, which historically funds <br /> nonprofits and the schools for sustainability initiatives. He signaled that the operating budget would <br /> propose reducing the grant program by approximately$62,000 to fund staffing needs in the sustainability <br /> office, leaving approximately$211,000 for climate change grants,growing at the standard 2%annually. He <br /> noted this was being flagged now so it would not come as a surprise when the operating budget is formally <br /> presented. <br />