Explanation
The City of Columbus, Finance and Management Department, Fleet Management Division, has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Energy through the local Clean Cities Coalition designee, Clean Fuels Ohio. The funding opportunity is titled "Clean Cities FY09 Petroleum Reduction Technologies Projects for the Transportation Sector", Area of Interest 4, and was created through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to fund cost-shared projects that expand the use of alternative fueled vehicles and advanced technology vehicles as well as the installation or acquisition of infrastructure necessary to directly support an alternative fueled vehicle or advanced technology vehicle.
Local governments must be in partnership with an active designated Clean Cities Coalition in order to be eligible for funds. Clean Fuels Ohio is the Clean Cities Coalition designee for Columbus. Clean Fuels Ohio was the grant applicant and will serve as the fiduciary for grant funds. The City of Columbus is a partner in the grant and will be responsible for the administration of its portion of grant funds received. Ordinance #0651-2009 (passed on May 4, 2009) authorized the Finance and Management Director to enter into partnership with Clean Fuels Ohio for the purpose of applying for this grant. This ordinance is now needed to enter into contract with Clean Fuels Ohio and to accept and appropriate $1,273,250 in grant money to fund Fleet Management's portion of this project for the period February 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011.
This is a two-year project, beginning in 2010 and continuing through 2011. The project is comprised of 3 interrelated areas: equipment purchases, training of mechanics, and construction. Equipment purchases require a 25% match, contractual services (training) and construction require a 50% partner match. Fleet Management's equipment purchases include six (6) heavy duty CNG vehicles and five (5) hybrid heavy dut...
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