Approximately $3,129,010 was awarded from the FTA for hybrid buses and construction of sidewalks and pedestrian access to bus stops. Five buses have been placed in service and the sidewalk project along Walter Reed Road near Cape Fear Valley Medical Center is near completion. Funding in the amount of $32,000 was awarded for the sidewalk project.

Engineering & Infrastructure was awarded $600,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund for the Swainey Avenue stormwater improvement project. This project provides underground stormwater detention under student parking areas on the campus of Fayetteville Technical Community College near the intersection of Devers Street and Skye Drive. The detention basin ties into an existing system that outfalls into Branson Creek, which was depositing a significant amount of silt into the creek. As a result, the creek was showing signs of degradation at the outfall and downstream. The detention chambers not only provide TSS removal, but also slow the rate at which the stormwater is released into Branson Creek, which helps to prevent further degradation of the stream. The system was designed so that Fayetteville Technical Community College will have the ability to tie into the system and harvest some of the stormwater runoff in the future.

The department received $557,000 from the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund for the Devers Street and Skye Drive Stormwater improvement project. This project has improved stormwater quality in the Kornbow neighborhood along Swainey Avenue. The design consisted of upgrading the drainage system along Swainey Avenue. The system outfalls onto a Clean Water Management conservation easement. Upgrading the system alone would have caused erosion at the outfall and downstream. Providing a stormwater detention pond allows for water quality improvement and has reduced the velocity at which the water is released onto the conservation easement. The receiving waters for this system is Kornbow Lake, which is located in the water supply watershed (WSIV) protected area. Ft. Bragg is at the headwaters of Little Cross Creek, which feeds Kornbow Lake. Both the creek and the lake are listed as impaired. The construction of this system has assisted in protecting the watershed.

Community Development Block Grant - Recovery (CDBG-R)

• The City of Fayetteville received $385,584 for opportunities to stimulate the economy through CDBG eligible activities.
• The City used its funds to create the Residential Facade Grant Program to provide low-income homeowners with up to $5,000 in grant funds to repair the exterior of their homes.
• One-hundred homes have been approved for assistance using the stimulus funding in conjunction with the City's funding from its annual CDBG allocation; 49 homes have been repaired.
• The City also used a portion of the funds to continue the Acquisition and Demolition Program - seven dilapidated structures were removed, one property acquired and 16 properties were tested for asbestos.
• Many contractors were put to work as a result of this program.

Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP)

• The City of Fayetteville received $589,648 to provide homeless prevention and rapid re-housing services to residents of Cumberland County. Grant funding is being used for financial services such as rental payments, utility payments, utility and rental deposits, as well as hotel stays for persons who are homeless or about to become homeless.
• The City contracted with Cumberland County Mental Health and Gospel Services Benevolent Society to administer the programs.
• Specifically, 706 persons have benefitted from the program, which totals 265 households.

The Police Department received $2,528,240 from the COPS program for 17 additional officers. All 17 positions have been filled. Three are on solo patrol and 14 are still in field training with a mid-April 2011 expected solo release date.

The department was awarded $708,976 from the Justice Assistance Grant Program for various police programs, including:

• Two forensic technicians with associated vehicles and equipment; hired and working
• Two crime prevention specialists with associated vehicles and equipment; hired and working
• One tactical robot purchased for Emergency Response Team
• Crime 360 Laser Scene Scanner system purchased for Forensics
• Critical updates to photo lab; 90 percent completed
• Misc. officer and staff training conducted; 50 percent completed
• Prefabricated hut to house our PRISM system; completed
• Purchased six bicycles for patrol use
• Purchased 18 laptop computers for detectives
• Purchased Vehicle Crash Data Recorder and associated training for Traffic unit
• Purchased four Tactical Assualt Entry Vests for Emergency Response Team.

The Environmental Services Department was awarded $1,652,900 from the Department of Energy for the Energy Efficiency and Conversation Block Grant. Here is a brief summary of the activities that fall under the funding:

• Energy Management Consultant - The City hired Les Hewlett as Sustainability Engineer. Hewlett is currently auditing various City facilities to measure energy efficiency and is compiling suggestions on how to make the buildings more efficient.
• Fayetteville, NC, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy Development - This activity is completed and resulted in the development of the City's Sustainability Master Plan.
A copy of this plan may be found here.
• Fayetteville City-owned Buildings Energy Efficiency Retrofits - This activity is actually composed of several different activities which are in various stages of progress. The activities are as follows:
  1. Roof Replacements: The City proposes to replace roofs on some City-owned buildings with energy efficient cool-roofs.
  2. HVAC Systems: The City proposes to remove and install HVAC systems that are inefficient in some of the City's buildings.
  3. Revolving Doors: The City of Fayetteville intends to install five revolving entry doors at City-owned buildings in order to keep heating and cooling from escaping the lobby areas.
  4. Insulation: The City intends to install insulation in the exterior wall of City Hall.
  5. Lighting: The City intends to install various lighting upgrades to seven City-owned buildings.
• Traffic Light Controllers/ITS Camera Installation - This project will entail installing ITS Cameras and controllers at five heavily used intersections around the city to decrease stall time and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
• Fayetteville Street Lighting Retrofits - It is the City's intent to retrofit inefficient area/street lighting with more efficient shoebox-style fixtures and LED lighting.