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CONSIDERATION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF A PUBLIC FLEET CONVERSION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $114,104 FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENTS (ACOG) TO THE FLEET DIVISION TO BE USED TO PROVIDE TWO (2) NEW HEAVY DUTY COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) RESIDENTIAL REAR LOADING REFUSE TRUCKS TO BE USED BY THE SANITATION DIVISION; APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-1718-98, AND RATIFICATION OF RESOLUTION R-1718-83 SUBMITTED WITH THE GRANT APPLICATION PACKET.
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BACKGROUND: On February 24, 2009, the City Council adopted the Norman Alternative Fuel Program (AFP), one of very few such municipal programs in Oklahoma. Since that time, the City has become a leader in alternative fuel technology in Oklahoma and the Midwest region. Norman's AFP places an emphasis on compressed natural gas technology. In addition to the environmental benefits, the City has saved approximately $1.6 million since 2009 in fuel costs.
On October 2, 2017, the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) announced round one for the eighth year of an ACOG-administered Public Fleet Conversion Grant Program using Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds up to $350,000. CMAQ funds support transportation projects that reduce mobile source emissions. This grant program will allow public sector fleets to access CMAQ funds for fleet conversions to clean fuel technologies which include alternative fuel vehicles such as compressed natural gas (CNG), hybrid vehicles and alternative fuel vehicle refueling infrastructure. The grants will be provided as a reimbursement of City funds when the vehicles are placed into service.
On November 14, 2017, a grant application was submitted to the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG) requesting funds in the amount of $114,104 to be utilized for the purchase of two (2) new heavy duty CNG Residential Rear Loading refuse trucks for the City of Norman Utilities Sanitation Division.
The City of Norman was previou...
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