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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS :-: CONTRA
FROM: MICHAEL J. LANGO, DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES /� !s COSTA
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DATE: July 24, 2007 A couxT' COUNTY
SUBJECT: APPROVE APPLICATION FOR TRANSPORTATION FUND FOR
CLEAN AIR (TFCA) REGIONAL GRANT FUNDS TO INSTALL
PARTICULATE MATTER (PM) TRAPS ON DIESEL POWERED Co .
PRISONER TRANSPORT BUSSES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director, or designee, to submit an
application for grant monies available through the Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA).
These funds are administered by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD).
2. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the General Services Director, or designee, to EXECUTE a
funding agreement with the TFCA if the grant application is approved.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The TFCA grant application is for $88,500, which will be used to offset the cost to install Particulate
Matter (PM) Traps on five diesel-powered prisoner transport busses as required by the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) Public Fleet Rule on all non-emergency diesel-powered vehicles over
14,000 Gross Vehicle Weight.
BACKGROUND
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District administers the Transportation Fund for Clean Air
program whereby local governments and other organizations may apply for grant funding to assist
financing clean air projects. One of the project areas available for funding under the TFCA program is
retrofitting existing diesel powered vehicle exhaust systems with PM traps in order to drastically
reduce tailpipe emissions. This project is intended to install PM traps on five County prisoner
transport busses, which travel daily throughout the County. The PM traps would reduce particulate
matter emissions from these vehicles by 85%, and Nitrogen Oxide emissions by 25%.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATUZ_Z,,�z
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---`APPROVE OTHER
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SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BO&N N APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT 1
AYES: NOES:
ABSENTS: ABSTAIN:
MEDIA CONTACT:MICHAEL J.LANGO(313-7100)
Originating Dept.:General Services Department
cc: General Services Department I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS ISA TRUE
Administration AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
Accounting OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Auditor-Controller l�,
Office of the County Administrator ATTESTED
County Counsel JOHN CULLEN,C ERK OF THE B ARD OF PERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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