R-083-17 Authorize to join the 2017 Local Government Partnership Program - Electric vehicles (10.17.17)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, In addition to the direct air quality benefits that will be achieved through participation in the MSRC Local Government Partnership Program, the MSRC also want to use this opportunity as a means to educate local governments on the MSRC's mission, the SCAQMD's 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) and its air quality improvement measures, and to increase awareness of other sources of incentive funding available to leverage AB 2766 funds to more rapidly implement the SCAQMD's clean air roadmap. Thus, a key element of the Local Government Partnership Program is the Education component. Working together, the MSRC and local governments can leverage local, state, and federal funding opportunities to more broadly and more rapidly realize the goals of the 2016 AQMP on a broad regular basis; and, WHEREAS, MSRC funding available under the Local Government Partnership Program is allocated to cities and counties on a population basis, subject to the following modifications: • Cities and Counties that receive an annual allocation of AB 2766 Subvention Funds less than $50,000 are eligible to receive an MSRC Partnership match of $50,000. Thus, the MSRC increased the amount of funding for small jurisdictions to ensure sufficient funds are available to implement a meaningful air pollution reduction project(s); • Larger jurisdictions that receive a population -based AB 2766 Subvention Fund allocations greater than or equal to $50,000 are eligible to receive a "dollar for dollar" MSRC funding allocation; The maximum amount of funding any single city or county will receive from the MSRC is $3,000,000; thus, the MSRC Partnership match is capped at $3M; and, WHEREAS, The City of Colton currently receives a population -based AB 2766 Subvention Fund allocation of $67,881. This would make Colton eligible for an additional $67,881 totaling to $137,762 annually if the City decides to join the MSRC Partnership. The FY17/18 adopted budget has $225,667 appropriated in the Pollution Reduction Fund for low emission vehicles. The City can only use these restricted funds for alternative fuel vehicles, alternative fuel infrastructure and traffic light signalization; and, WHEREAS, The City of Colton would be required to propose projects related to the purchase and /or support of zero and near -zero emission vehicles. The following are eligible -2-