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RESOLUTION NO. 2001-006 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA APPROVING APPLICATION FOR THE <br />SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT'S <br />MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION REVIEW <br />COMMITTEE'S ALTERNATIVE FUELS SUBVENTION <br />FUND MATCH PROGRAM <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana does find, determine and <br />declare as follows: <br /> <br /> A. AB 2766 (1992), codified at Health & Safety Code section 44220 et seq., <br />calls for the creation of the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee <br />("MSRC"), which Is required to develop a Work Program for evaluating programs, <br />evaluate said programs, and make a final recommendation to the South Coast Air <br />Quality Management District ("SCAQMD") Governing Board as to which programs <br />and/or projects would be funded for reducing air pollution using funds derived from the <br />state vehicle registration fee discretionary fund. <br /> <br /> B. SCAQMD is requiring public entities with fleets of 15 or more vehicles to <br />purchase alternative fuel street sweeping and other heavy-duty vehicles beginning July <br />1, 2002. During the first year of the implementation of this mandate, nine of these <br />vehicles need to be replaced from the City's fleet. <br /> <br /> C. After an analysis of alternative fuel options based on the latest technology <br />application and fuel availability criteria, the Fleet Manager has determined that <br />Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is the best alternative fuel to meet the City's needs. <br />The projected expense for each new CNG vehicle is approximately $40,000 higher than <br />the cost for a diesel fueled vehicle. In addition, a CNG refueling station facility needs to <br />be constructed. The estimated cost for Phase I of the refueling infrastructure is <br />$155,295. <br /> <br /> D. As one of its programs under AB 2766, the MSRC is currently offering a <br />special matching grant program to subsidize public entities for the cost of building the <br />alternative fueling infrastructure as well as the purchase of the alternative fuel heavy- <br />duty vehicles. The MSRC requires the City to use its Air Quality Fund Revenues to <br />provide the matching funds at the following rates: <br /> <br />A fifty percent (50%) match against City Air Quality Funds applied <br />towards qualifying alternative-fuel refueling infrastructure; and <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2001-006 <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />