CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 41-14

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT A GRANT REQUEST TO THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS’ (DOLA) ALTERNATIVE FUELS FUNDING PROGRAM TO PURCHASE CNG FLEET VEHICLES

 

 

RECITALS.

 

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs recently launched the Alternative Fuels Colorado grant program in partnership with the Colorado Energy Office and Colorado Department of Transportation. The $20 million grant program was created to support use of more locally produced fuel products in Colorado’s energy portfolio by diversifying fuel sources and fueling options for Coloradans. Grand Junction’s leadership and success in launching a CNG program was the inspiration for DOLA’s involvement in the development of this program.

 

The City currently has 24 CNG fleet vehicles and has identified 10 vehicles in the proposed 2015 fleet replacement plan that could be upgraded to CNG. The Alternative Fuels grant program will fund the incremental upgrade cost, with the base cost of the replacement vehicle as the match. The total estimated base cost of the vehicles is $780,195 and the total CNG add-on increment is $352,000.

 

Project Expenses

Grant Request

City Match

Total Project

4 Dump Trucks

240,000

505,320

745,320

Flat Bed Boom Truck

60,000

147,450

207,450

2 Pick Up Trucks

28,000

49,375

77,375

Long Bed Pick Up

14,000

30,800

44,800

2 Impalas

10,000

47,250

57,250

Total

$352,000

$780,195

$1,132,195

 

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City Council of the City of Grand Junction does hereby authorize the City Manager to submit a $352,000 grant request, with a local match of $780,195, in accordance with and pursuant to the recitals stated above to the Department of Local Affairs’ Alternative Fuels Funding Program to purchase CNG fleet vehicles.

 

Adopted and approved this 19th day of November, 2014.

 

 

/s/: Phyllis Norris

President of the Council

 

 

 

ATTEST:

 

/s/: Stephanie Tuin

City Clerk