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AMENDMENT NO. TWO TO CONTRACT K-1819-109: A PARKING LOT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND FRANCIS SOLAR, L.L.C. ADDING A SECOND FIFTEEN YEAR PARKING SPACE LEASE AGREEMENT LOCATED AT GODDARD AVENUE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) FUELING FACILITY SITE IN ORDER TO INSTALL AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION.
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BACKGROUND: The State of Oklahoma has been allocated approximately $21 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions. The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) has been designated as the lead agency with oversight from the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment. ODEQ has prepared and implemented the Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (BMP) with the State's intention for utilizing these funds. On November 29, 2018, DEQ released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for $3.1 million to build out Oklahoma's light-duty electric vehicle charging network with eighty percent (80%) eligible for reimbursement when the project is completed. These grant funds are further divided into two (2) categories with 75% of funds allocated towards Transportation Corridor projects ($2.325mil) and 25% of funds towards Single Point Location projects ($775k).
On January 15, 2019, City Council approved Resolution R-1819-70 for services with the City's original CNG station design and engineering firm, Small Arrow Engineering, LLC, of Joplin, MO (SAE). For this project, SAE has teamed with an Oklahoma based electric vehicles (EV) systems provider to assure that charging stations installed in the City of Norman are consistent with other stations in the State and use compatible Charging Station Networking Software. SAE will also assure that the EV station equipment will meet the 5-year warranty performance period as per the ODEQ Grant requirements.
On February 26, 2019, City Council approved Contract K-1819-109 appropriating funds allowing Francis Solar of Tulsa, OK to submit a Grant A...
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