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t "�•cr er e <br />V it <br />p'`ri taL She <br />County of Orange <br />Department of Purchasing & Central Services <br />Pamela K. Jones, Director <br />June 28, 1999 <br />Electric Car & Solar Energy Planning Committee <br />% Ms. Marti Mandel <br />116 Pine Street <br />Carrboro, NC 27510 <br />Re: Solar bike project <br />Dear Marti, <br />Per your request, I have made inquiry regarding potential uses that Orange County might have <br />of solar powered bicycles. It appears that the most viable opportunity is with the resource <br />officers in Orange County schools. However, we will continue to discuss the issue and explore <br />additional ways in which they could be used by the general County staff. <br />As it respects gaining ownership of the bikes obtained through the Sheriffs Department, the <br />County Attorney cited the statutes to you that allow the County to make an inter - governmental <br />transfer of County property to the School Board. However, bikes that are confiscated or <br />abandoned and subsequently picked up by the Sheriffs Department are not County property. <br />Based on my discussion with Geof Gledhill, the only way that the County could obtain one of <br />these bikes is by purchase at the public auction, which we hold annually in May. I am pursuing <br />further information from the Institute of Government and will follow up with you if it provides <br />other options for disposal. As we discussed, I suspect whatever we find to be the case for the <br />County will also be true for the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. You might find different <br />disposal options from the Campus Police, however, since they are a State agency. <br />I am also enclosing some information about the Crowder College program that we discussed. It <br />seems that they have been working "in solar" one way or another since before I moved to North <br />Carolina in 1985, so they might be a valuable resource. I hope that you find the information <br />helpful. <br />If l can provide further information or other assistance, please let me know. Thanks, Marti. <br />Best wishes on your project. <br />V ry truly yours <br />Pamela Ja es <br />CC: Major Don Truelove, Orange County Sheriffs Department <br />P.O. Box 81810 132 East King Street 0 Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Telephones: Area Code 919 0 732 -81810 967 -92510 688 -73310 910 - 227 -20310 Fax: 644 -3001 <br />9 <br />