TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Public Works Director
Sona Coffee, Environmental Programs Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Approve Grant Agreement with South Coast Air Quality Management District and Appropriate $45,000 for the Purchase of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, of which $22,485 is Reimbursable by the Grant (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE AGREEMENT AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Approve grant agreement with South Coast Air Quality Management District;
2. Appropriate $45,000 from the AB 2766 Subvention Fund to purchase electric vehicle charging and monitoring equipment (of which $22,485 is reimbursable by the grant); and
3. Authorize City Manager to execute contract.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City is eligible to receive $22,485 in matching funds from the South Coast Air Quality Management District under their Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) Local Government Match Program. Grant funds are to be used to install electric vehicle infrastructure. If the City wishes to utilize this grant funding, $45,000 will need to be appropriated from the AB 2766 Subvention Fund in order to receive matching funds in the amount of $22,485.
BACKGROUND:
In December 2012, City Council held a study session to review options for providing public electric vehicle charging stations in the City of Manhattan Beach. The study session reviewed several locations that would be eligible for electric vehicle charging stations, and the City has installed stations at these locations as grant funding has become available.
A goal of the MSRC program is to replace standard vehicles with electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants resulting from standard vehicles. The City has recently rece...
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