Agenda - 04-07-20; 6-a - Climate Action Tax Recommendations for FY 2019-20

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 7, 2020 Action Agenda Item No. 6-a SUBJECT: Climate Action Tax Recommendations for FY 2019-20 — School Solar Update DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services, Financial and Administrative Services ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Climate Action Tax Projects and Brennan Bouma, (919) 245-2626 Scoring Report FY 2019-20 — Paul Laughton, (919) 245-2152 Revised 2. Answers to Board Members' Questions on Solar for Schools Grant Program PURPOSE: To: 1) Receive additional information on the Solar for Schools Grant program that could be funded through the FY 2019-20 Orange County Climate Action Tax in response to Board members' questions at the February 4, 2020 Board Business Meeting; and 2) Approve funding for the recommended Solar for Schools Grant program for FY 2019-20 as outlined in the attached report. BACKGROUND: As part of the FY 2019-20 budget, the Board of Commissioners authorized an additional '/4 cent property tax to provide an estimated $469,272 dedicated to accelerating climate change mitigation through the new Climate Change Mitigation Project in the Capital Investment Plan. When the tax was authorized, the BOCC stated that it would decide the final prioritization of projects to be funded, and the Board requested that the Commission for the Environment (CFE) provide feedback on prospective projects in advance of BOCC review. The CFE completed its initial scoring, and the BOCC reviewed a report that outlined the recommended projects at its Business meeting on February 4t". At that meeting the Board approved funding for two of the four recommended projects, and at the request of school leadership, temporarily deferred taking any action on the two projects which make up the proposed Solar for Schools grant program. Attachment 1 is a copy of this report revised in accordance with the comments received from the BOCC.