Number
081305
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution relating to application for, acceptance and funding of, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources grant to fund the City of Milwaukee Diesel Retrofit Project with a total cost of $102,000, grantor share $102,000 and City share $0.
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the Department of Public Works-Operations Division to apply for, and accept and fund, a CMAQ grant from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to fund the City of Milwaukee Diesel Retrofit Project. The total project cost is $102,000, of which $102,000 (100%) will be provided by the grantor and $0 will be provided by the City. Grant funds will be used to fund the installation of EPA-certified diesel oxidation catalysts on City refuse trucks.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee’s waste haulers (“garbage trucks”), because they operate in a stop-and-go pattern in residential areas, with long periods of idling, have a significant air pollution impact on the city and its residents; and
Whereas, The emissions impacts of the City’s waste haulers are magnified by the fact that they operate in a densely-populated, ozone non-attainment area with a large population that suffers from or is susceptible to respiratory ailments; and
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee appears to be eligible for CMAQ grant funds from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) for the Diesel Retrofit Project, File Ref. 4500; and
Whereas, The Department of Public Works-Operations Division would use these grant funds to retrofit City waste haulers with EPA-certified diesel oxidation catalysts intended to reduce vehicle emissions; and
Whereas, The City’s participation in this grant program would result in the following benefits to the City:
1. Reduction of emissions from retrofitted waste haulers in the range of 20-30% for particulate matter and 40-90% for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. These emissions reductions will increas...
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