EPWM:CP:RC:RS
City
Council Meeting: January 11, 2005
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: City Staff
SUBJECT: Support
for and Participation in the
Introduction
This
report recommends that the City Council support participation in the Mobile
Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) Alternative Fuels Local
Government Match Program of the South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD) to obtain funds to offset fleet costs.
Background
In
1991, the City of
Discussion
The
MSRC program encourages the purchase of medium and heavy-duty alternative
fueled vehicles. The program provides a
“dollar for dollar” match of public funds to a maximum of $10,000 per
qualifying medium-duty vehicle and an amount not to exceed $20,000 per
qualifying heavy-duty vehicle.
Staff
has applied for matching funds of $70,000 for seven CNG medium-duty vehicles
and $280,000 for fourteen heavy-duty vehicles.
The new vehicles will replace vehicles scheduled for replacement and are
not enhancements to the fleet.
Budget/Financial
Impact
If
awarded, matching funds of $350,000 will be available for the purchase of
alternative fueled vehicles, reducing contributions to the Vehicle Maintenance
Fund by the departments to which the vehicles are assigned. Funds received will be budgeted in the
appropriate revenue and expenditure accounts.
Recommendation
Staff
recommends that the City Council support participation in the Mobile Source Air
Pollution Reduction Review Committee Alternative Fuels Local Government Match
Program of the South Coast Air Quality Management District to obtain funds to
offset City costs.
Prepared
by: Craig Perkins, Director,
Environmental and Public Works Management