City of Columbus - File #: 2128-2006

• File #: 2128-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/15/2006
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 12/11/2006
• Final action: 12/13/2006
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to submit a grant application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, for a Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative grant to fund Fleet Management's portion of the "Mid-Ohio Public Diesel Fleet Initiative: Leading the Way to Cleaner Air" project designed to reduce diesel emissions in Region 5 (US); and to declare an emergency.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/13/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/11/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/11/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/30/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/30/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/29/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/29/2006	1	Service Reviewer	Sent for Approval
11/20/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/15/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

The Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division, is eligible to participate in a grant opportunity in conjunction with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) and the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) for a grant with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). The funding opportunity is titled "Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative" and was created to fund projects within Region 5 (US) that will demonstrate effective emission control technologies, strategies, and/or methods to reduce diesel emissions. MORPC is the lead partner for the grant and will serve as the project manager.

The Ohio collaborative project requesting funding is titled "Mid-Ohio Public Diesel Fleet Initiative: Leading the Way to Cleaner Air". The Fleet Management Division's portion of the project requests funding for the installation of engine hydraulic heaters for refuse trucks and for diesel oxidation catalysts to be installed on pre-1999 city diesel trucks. The two initiatives reduce diesel emissions either through reduced idling or by cleaning exhaust from diesel trucks.

This project supports the efforts and recommendations of the Mayor's "Green Team", which created a subcommittee focused on reducing emissions from City-owned vehicles. Projects included in this grant application are a result of plans formulated by this committee, the Fleet Management Division, and the Green Team.


Fiscal Impact: No city match is required for this grant. The Fleet Management Division resources that will be dedicated to managing/implementing this grant are included in the Division's 2007 operating budget.

Emergency action is requested so the legislation can be included in the grant application package.


Title

To authorize the Public Service Director to submit a grant application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, through the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, for a Midwest Clean Diesel ...