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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 6, 2010
Action Agenda
Item No. ~{h
SUBJECT: Acceptance of a $193,100 Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant Program
Transportation Grant and Approval of Bud et Amendment #4-A
DEPARTMENT: Asset Management, Economic PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
Development, & Financial
Services
ATTACHMENT (S):
Grant Award Letter, Grant Agreement
Form
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pam Jones, Asset Management, 245-
2652
Michael Talbert, Financial Services, 245-
2153
Jeff Thompson, Asset Management,
245-2658
PURPOSE: To formally accept a $193,100 Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant
("EECBG") Program Transportation Grant to purchase food processing equipment for the
Piedmont Food & Agricultural Processing Center and approve Budget Amendment #4-A.
BACKGROUND: Orange County applied for this grant in August of 2010 as a potential source
of funds for food processing equipment at the Piedmont Food & Agricultural Processing center
now being constructed on Valley Forge Road. The grant program is designed to promote
innovation in energy efficient transportation (as measured by the removal of carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere). Orange County is one of only six successful grant recipients.
Many of the foods expected to be processed at the new Center are historically trucked in from
distant corporate processing centers across North America. Orange County's successful
proposal argued that the availability of a local, well-equipped food processing facility would
significantly reduce the transportation energy required to bring this food to market, thereby
significantly reducing the associated carbon footprint. Using conservative displaced market
share assumptions for locally produced and processed foods, this investment is estimated to
eliminate 112,147 truck miles, 553,261 pounds of carbon dioxide and their respective energy
cost savings annually.
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North Carona Department of Coml>rnerce
Energg~ Division
Beverly Eaves Perdue, Governor J. Keith Crisco, Secretary
Jernifer Bumgamer, Assistant Secretary for Energy Ward Lenz, Energy Division Director
October 11, 2010
Jeffrey Thompson
Orange County
200. Cameron-St.
Hillsborough, N.C. 27278-2505
Dear Mr. Thompson:
Thank you for submitting a response to the State Energy Office request for proposals to participate in the
Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG} Transportation Grant Congratulations,
your response has been awarded $193,100 to obtain specialty processing and storage equipment for
agricultural producers and food entrepreneurs. A press release will be issued by our agency shortly.
Please do not make any public announcements until this press release is issued. We look forward to
working with you as you implement your project.
I have enclosed the Grant Agreement Form, which is the contract between your entity and the State
Energy Office. Please complete the attached electronic payment form and submit it to
Iharris@nccommerce.com. A purchase order will be issued when we have verified receipt of ail required
information.
We will be contacting you shortly with instructions on reporting and monitoring requirements of the grant
and to coordinate the start date for your project Please do not commit or eapend any funds unfit we
meet with yon to discuss the program requirements.
If you have any questions,-please contact Cynthia A~Ioseley at (419j 733-1895 or
cmoseleY(a?,nccommerce.corn.
Sincerely,
Ward Lenz
Director, State Energy Office
Mailing Address: ~ Tef~phone (979) 733-2230 Location:
1340 Mml Service Center ~ Fax {919) 733-2953 1830A Tillery Ptaae
Raleigh, NC 27699-[340 mvw.energync.net Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
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