TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Director of Public Works
Shawn Igoe, Utilities Manager
Julie Garcia, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Update on the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) Local Government Partnership Program Grant and Appropriate Funds (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
a) RECEIVE REPORT
b) APPROPRIATE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive this update on the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) Local Government Partnership Program Grant and appropriate $47,859 from Assembly Bill (AB) 2766 Funds, which will be partially reimbursed by the MSRC grant program.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City receives approximately $50,000 annually from AB 2766 as a local return to help reduce air pollution. Additionally, the City was awarded up to $50,000 under the MSRC Grant Program to implement further pollution reduction measures. The grant requires an equal match, which can come from AB 2766 funds.
BACKGROUND:
On June 17, 2018, City Council approved the City's participation in the MSRC Local Government Partnership Program. The City identified several qualifying opportunities to reduce air pollution, including purchasing two new zero-emissions vehicles that were due for replacement, and installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations through Manhattan Beach. Under the program, the City will receive a 50% reimbursement (up to $10,000) for each vehicle purchased, and a 75% reimbursement for each EV charging station installed. Upon receipt of the grant award notification, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-2019, the City budgeted for and purchased two electric vehicles - one for the Public Works' Engineering Division ($37,022) and one for the Parks & Recreation Department ($15,119). We will receive a $17,559 reim...
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