City of Milwaukee - File #: 081306

• File #: 081306
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/16/2009
• In control: PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
• Final action: 2/10/2009
• Title: Resolution relating to application for, acceptance and funding of, a Wisconsin Department of Transportation grant to fund the City of Milwaukee Clean Fleet Emission Reductions Project with a total cost of $330,595, grantor share $264,476 and City share of $66,119.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: AIR QUALITY, ENERGY CONSERVATION, STATE GRANTS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
2/17/2009	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/10/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	15:0
1/28/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION; Minutes note: Individuals present: Venu Gupta, Dept. of Public Works, Buildings & Fleet Superintendent Jeff Tews, Dept. of Public Works	Pass	4:0
1/21/2009	0	PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
1/16/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
081306
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution relating to application for, acceptance and funding of, a Wisconsin Department of Transportation grant to fund the City of Milwaukee Clean Fleet Emission Reductions Project with a total cost of $330,595, grantor share $264,476 and City share of $66,119.
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 Transportation (WisDOT) to fund the City of Milwaukee Clean Fleet Emission Reductions Project. The total project cost is $330,595, of which $264,476 (80%) will be provided by the grantor and $66,119 (20%) 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 and dump trucks, reprogram trucks for idle-reduction, and fund the marginal cost of biodiesel fuel for City-owned trucks.
Body
Whereas, The City of Milwaukee’s waste haulers (“garbage trucks”), and dump 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 and dump trucks 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 grant funds from Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Clean Fleet Emission Reductions, Project Agreement 1693-47-71; and

Whereas, The Department of Public Works-Operations Division would use these grant funds to retrofit City waste haulers and dump trucks with EPA-certified diesel oxidation catalysts intended to reduce vehicle emissions, reprogram city trucks for idle reduction, and fund the marginal cost of biodiesel...