STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Vibrant
AGENDA DATE: August 27, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Environmental Quality & Sustainability
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) Amendment No. 3 to the grant agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) (Contract No. 582-23-40028, Assistance Listing Nos. 66.034 and 66.605) to accept additional funding in the amount of $101,542.86 to operate the ambient air monitoring station in Rockwall County and air quality monitoring of the Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 network, extending the term of the TCEQ contract for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2026; (2) in increase of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $101,542.86 from $299,793.20 to $401,336.06 in the TCEQ 23-24 Rockwall and PM2.5 Air Monitoring Program Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $101,542.86 in the TCEQ FY23-24 Rockwall and PM 2.5 Monitoring Program Fund; and (4) execution of the contract with TCEQ and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $101,542.86 from $299,793.20 to $401,336.06 - Financing: TCEQ 23-24 Rockwall and PM 2.5 Air Monitoring Program Fund
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BACKGROUND
Since 1967, the City of Dallas has worked with the TCEQ and its predecessor agencies to support clean air monitoring and enforcement of air quality regulations through a set of renewing contracts for services. There are three contracts under which TCEQ funds the City's Ambient Air Monitoring Group to monitor local air quality and purchase and maintain necessary equipment.
This action addresses Contract No. 582-23-40028 for monitoring PM 2.5 and Rockwall Ambient Air Monitoring. The City's Air Specialists collect sample specimens from six PM samplers in Dallas County as well as the Continuous Air Monitoring Station (CAM...
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