I. RECOMMENDATION:
City Manager and Financial Services Director recommend the City Council to adopt Resolution No. 4064 authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District for Police Vehicles under the Public Benefit Grant Program.
II. BACKGROUND:
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) is currently accepting applications from public agencies requesting funding, up to $20,000 per vehicle, for purchase of new alternative-fuel vehicles. The total grant funds a public agency can request per calendar year is up to $100,000. This allows the city to apply for the purchase of up to five vehicles for the calendar year.
The purpose of the program is to fund the purchase of new electric, plug-in hybrid, or alternative fuel vehicles for public agencies to promote clean air alternative-fuel technologies and the use of low-or zero-emission vehicles in public fleets.
III. DISCUSSION:
The City wishes to purchase 5 police vehicles utilizing the grants funds to be used as commuter cars for officers traveling to and work from outside of the City Limits. Staff researched several vehicles on the SJVAPCD eligible vehicle list and found the Toyota Prius Prime to be the cheapest of the options available.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
Don’t approve the application for the grant funds.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost of the 5 vehicles to be purchases will be 142,077.50 with each vehicle at the cost of $28,415.50. Total reimbursement from the grant is expected to be $100,000. The estimated fiscal impact to the General Fund will be $42,077.50 which is unbudgeted. |