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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />. CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />MARCH 15,2004 <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING <br />PARTICIPATION IN THE CLEAN <br />CITIES PROGRAM <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />0 As Recommended <br />0 As Amended <br />0 Ordinance on 1st Reading <br />0 Ordinance on 2"" Reading <br />0 Implementing Resolution <br />0 Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />~a <br />CITY MA AGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the City's participation in the South <br />Coast Air Quality Management District's grant application to the <br />Department of Energy's Clean Cities Program. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has selected the <br />City of Santa Ana to participate in a tes.t project of hydrogen-burning <br />vehicles under the Department of Energy's (DOE) Clean Cities program. The <br />primary mission of the Clean Cities Program is to support public-private <br />partnerships that deploy alternative fuel vehicles and build supporting <br />infrastructure. By doing so, Clean Cities seeks to reduce the nation's <br />dependency on foreign oil and improve air quality by reducing harmful <br />fossil fuel emissions. The AQMD has solicited the participation of five <br />Southern California cities, including Santa Ana, to partner in a test of <br />hydrogen technology which is believed to produce near-zero emissions. <br /> <br />To participate in the project, the City of Santa Ana's fleet must include <br />five vehicles with internal combustion engines that operate on hydrogen <br />burning fuel. Data on fuel economy, emissions and reliability, and <br />information on the hydrogen infrastructure will be collected as part of <br />the project. The City will substitute five vehicles scheduled for <br />replacement in the current fiscal year with the hydrogen fuel models. <br />Funds for the purchase of the vehicles, at a. cost of $25,000 each, are <br />included in the City's annual budget as part of the Fleet Maintenance <br />Division's annual Equipment Replacement Þrogram. The AQMD will utilize <br />the grant funds from the DOE to provide funding for one hydrogen fueling <br />station to be located at the City's Corporate Yard. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />558-1 <br />