STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Quality of Life
AGENDA DATE: December 8, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Environmental Quality & Sustainability
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program (TxVEMP) (Contract Numbers 582-22-31353-VW, 582-22-25644-VW, 582-22-31351-VW, 582-22-31352-VW) in the amount of $87,500.00 ($2,500.00 per unit) to purchase and install thirty- five Level 2 charging equipment for light-duty zero-emission vehicles, for the twenty-four month after the contract execution date; (2) coordination of initiatives, activities and partnerships necessary to fully implement the goals set forth in the TxVEMP agreement; (3) establishment of appropriations for reimbursements in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 in the FY22 TxVEMP VW/0460 Fund, $25,000.00 in the FY22 TxVEMP VW/0249 Fund, $12,500.00 in the FY22 TxVEMP VW/0458 Fund, and $25,000.00 in the FY22 TxVEMP VW/0459 Fund; (4) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $25,000.00 in the FY22 TxVEMP VW/0460 Fund, $25,000.00 in the FY22 TxVEMP VW/0249 Fund, $12,500.00 in the FY22 TxVEMP VW/0458 Fund, and $25,000.00 in the FY22 TxVEMP VW/0459 Fund; and (5) execution of the Texas Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program contracts and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Total not to exceed $87,500.00 - Financing: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Grant Funds
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BACKGROUND
The Dallas City Council adopted the Comprehensive Environmental & Climate Action Plan in May 2020 as a comprehensive roadmap that outlines the specific activities that the City plans to undertake to improve quality of life for all residents, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to prepare communities for the impacts of climate change, and to cre...
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