Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 10/27/2009 - 7:30 PM
Category: Consent Agenda
Type: Action
Subject: 9.14 (Item 14) Request authorization to submit a grant application for the "Carl Moyer On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Emission Reduction Project: Retrofit Application" to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Policy:
Enclosure Program description and budget
File Attachment:
program description.pdf
carl moyer budget.pdf
Summary: The reduction of diesel exhaust emissions is imperative to reducing exposure for all Californians to cancer-causing and smog forming compounds. School age children are an especially vulnerable segment of our population to the affects of air pollution.

Fleet Rule for Public Agencies and Utilities requires that diesel-fueled school buses above 14,000 pounds will need to install a Verified Particulate Matter (PM) retrofit device meeting the requirements of Title 13 California Code of Regulations, sections 2022 and 2022.

The “percentage” compliance deadline dictates the following;

January 1, 2011 = 25% of applicable vehicles
January 1, 2012 = 50% of applicable vehicles
January 1, 2013 = 75% of applicable vehicles
January 1, 2014 = 100% 0f applicable vehicles

MDUSD has just over 50 vehicles that fall under the current mandate with a potential cost of over $825,000.00 to retrofit and maintain the fleet.

Almost half of our vehicles fall under the criteria set by the Carl Moyer On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Emission Reduction Project that offer funds to meet the regulation.

Staff request authorization to submit a grant application for the program. The grant will allow the district to install particulate matter trap retrofits to up 24 school buses and maintenance equipment to meet Federal emission standards. The Carl Moyer Grant will provide up to $478,272.00 to make these retrofits.
Funding: Funding is provided by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Fiscal Impact Grant will provide $478,272. There is no cost to the general fund.
Recommendation: Approve submission of grant application and acceptance if received.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
Stephanie Roberts - Director of Development
Signed By:
Pete Pedersen - Measure C
Signed By:
Richard Nicoll - Interim Sup