STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Environmental & Sustainability
AGENDA DATE: August 9, 2023
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 (1) the second amendment to the contract with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the Ambient Air Monitoring Program (Contract No. 582-22-30131, CFDA No. 66.605) to accept additional grant funds in the amount of $434,000.00 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency passed through TCEQ, to continue ambient air pollution monitoring for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2025; (2) the establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $434,000.00 in the TCEQ FY 24-25 Ambient Air Monitoring Program Fund; (3) the receipt and deposit of grant funds in an amount not to exceed $434,000.00 from the TCEQ in the TCEQ FY 24-25 Ambient Air Monitoring Program Fund; (4) a required local match in an amount not to exceed $213,761.20 over the two-year period ($106,880.60 annually); and (5) execution of a contract with TCEQ and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the contract - Total not to exceed $647,761.20 - Financing: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Grant Funds ($434,000.00) and General Fund ($213,761.20) (subject to annual appropriations)
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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 currently three contracts under which TCEQ funds the City's Ambient Air Monitoring Group to monitor local air quality and also purchase and maintain equipment.
This action addresses Contract No. 582-22-30131 for Ambient Air Pollution Monitoring. The City's Air Specialists monitor air sampling sites at seven locations across the City, checki...
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