SUBJECT
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Authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program in the amount of $2,000,000.00, with $2,000,000.00 in match for the City of Laredo Solid Waste Department, for a total amount of $4,000,000.00. If funded, grant monies would be used for the purchase of approximately four electric refuse trucks and charging stations. Grant will be accounted for in the Solid Waste Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
No previous Council Action
BACKGROUND
The EPA has released nearly $1 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to replace heavily polluting diesel trucks, which will improve air quality and save communities thousands of dollars a year on fuel and maintenance.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Inflation Reduction Act is making funding available to states, municipalities (including school districts), Indian Tribes, and nonprofits of Class 6 and 7 zero-emission vehicles including school buses, refuse trucks, utility trucks and more.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Passage of the Resolution
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2024
Budgeted Y/N?: N
Source of Funds: Solid Waste Fund
Account #: 556
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
If awarded grant will be accounted for in the Solid Waste Fund.