Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Tory A. Newman, Director, Department of Public Works
Subject: Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Grant Funds from the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County's Transportation Fund for Clean Air Program for the Purchase of Zero-Emission Vehicles
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the County Executive Officer to accept a $380,496 grant from the City/County Association of Governments (C/CAG) of San Mateo County's Transportation Fund for Clean Air program to subsidize the purchase of zero-emission vehicles.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 26, 2021, this Board adopted Resolution No. 077960, the Government Operations Climate Action Plan (GOCAP), a comprehensive strategy to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from County operations and achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. A key emissions reductions strategy is to transition light to mid-duty County fleet vehicles to zero-emission vehicles by 2035, which is anticipated to reduce County-generated emissions by 13.6 percent. On September 23, 2020, the Governor signed Executive Order N-79-20, requiring 100 percent of new light-duty in-state vehicle sales to be zero-emission by 2035 and medium and heavy-duty sales by 2045.
Furthermore, California Air Resources Board (CARB) Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation (ACF) requires 100 percent of vehicles over 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) purchased, leased, or rented by state and local government agencies to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2030. To support this transition, the Department of Public Works (Department), in partnership with the Sustainability Department, has been pursuing a range of strategies, including identifying and applying for grant funding opportunities to offset the cost of acquiring zero-emission vehicles.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is authorized under California...
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