BOARD MEETING DATE: May 3, 2002
AGENDA NO. 8
Recognize Funds from ARB for Retrofitting Additional Particulate Trap Filters on Diesel School Buses and Execute Contract for New Lower-Emitting Diesel School Bus
SYNOPSIS:
CARB has re-allocated up to $1.5 million to retrofit additional school buses in the Basin with particulate trap filters. These funds are redirected by CARB from other air districts that were unable to retrofit school buses with particulate traps. The amount will supplement the existing $1.77 million allocated for retrofitting diesel trap filters on school buses for FY 2001-02. Staff recommends the Board recognize up to $1.5 million from CARB. Staff further recommends the Board award Redlands Unified School District with a new lower-emission diesel bus in place of Cucamonga School District in an amount not to exceed $86,020, since Cucamonga School District was unable to furnish a valid CHP certificate for their old bus.
COMMITTEE:
Technology, April 26, 2002, Recommended for Approval
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
- Recognize up to $1.5 million from CARB to the Lower-Emission School
Bus Program Fund, to be used for retrofitting diesel school buses with
particulate traps.
- Authorize the Chairman to approve grant to Redlands Unified School District to purchase a new lower-emitting diesel school bus in an amount equal to $86,020 in replacement for the grant awarded to Cucamonga School District on March 1, 2002.
Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Executive Officer
Background
ARB has allocated up to $1.5 million to AQMD to facilitate retrofitting particulate trap filters on additional diesel school buses. These funds were redirected from other Air Districts that could not utilize the funds for this purpose. These funds would supplement the existing $1.77 million allocated by the Board to retrofit school buses with particulate traps for fiscal year 2001-02. The following table shows fiscal year and total funding available to retrofit school buses with particulate traps.
Funding Availability for Trap Filters
| Fiscal year 2000-2001 | Fiscal year 2001-2002 | |
| Available Funds |
$5.637 million |
$1.77 million |
| Additional Funds | $1.5 million | |
| Total (2 years) | $8.907 million |
The combined funds from both fiscal years, $8.907 million, are anticipated to be awarded in June 2002 of this year.
On March 01, 2002, the Board awarded 16 public school districts in the Basin an amount of $6.841 million to purchase 39 new CNG and 20 new lower-emitting diesel school buses. In response to the program announcement, Redlands School District requested 7 new diesel school buses while Cucamonga requested 1 new diesel school bus. Using the program guidelines approved by the Board at its December 21st meeting, Redlands and Cucamonga were awarded one bus each. Cucamonga School District was unable to provide a recent CHP certificate certifying that the old bus it was proposing to replace was operational. This is a key requirement for the school bus program, which requires confirmation at the time of the grant execution that the emissions being reduced from school buses are real. Since Cucamonga School District could not comply with the program requirements, award is made to the next school district on the eligible list, which is Redlands School District. Staff, therefore, recommends awarding one new low-emitting diesel school bus to Redlands School District.
Proposal
Staff is requesting the Board to recognize revenue up to $1.5 million from CARB to supplement the Lower Emission School Bus program. These funds would be in addition to the existing $1.77 million allocated in FY2001-02 for retrofitting school buses with particulate traps and subject to the Board’s RFP process.
Staff is also recommending deleting the previous award of a new diesel school bus to Cucamonga School District, and redirecting that award to the next eligible school district, i.e. the Redlands School District. The latter would now receive two new diesel school buses, relative to their original request for seven. The Cucamonga School District can reapply in the future upon securing the necessary documentation.
Resource Impacts
Funds received from CARB in the amount up to $1.5 million will be placed in the Lower-Emission School Bus Fund.
No additional funding is being requested for awarding Redlands Unified School District with a lower-emitting diesel school bus.
Attachment
Amended Award List for Lower-Emitting Diesel School Buses
Amended Award List of Lower-Emitting Diesel School
Buses
| Applicant | County | No. of buses | School match per bus | Total match by school | AQMD contrib. Per bus | Total
AQMD contrib. For buses |
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| LAUSD | LA | 6 | $25,000 | $150,000 | $86,530 | $519,180 | ||
| Bassett | LA | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $90,146 | $90,146 | ||
| Downey | LA | 2 | $25,000 | $50,000 | $86,530 | $173,060 | ||
| Rowland | LA | 2 | $25,000 | $50,000 | $82,769 | $165,538 | ||
| Bonita | LA | 1 | $15,000 | $15,000 | $92,769 | $92,769 | ||
| LA County Total | $1,040,693 | |||||||
| Anaheim Union | OR | 4 | $25,000 |
$100,000 |
$82,275 | $329,100 | ||
| Orange County Total | $329,100 | |||||||
| Redlands (new) | SB | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $86,020 | $86,020 | ||
| Redlands | SB | 1 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $86,020 | $86,020 | ||
| San
Bernardino County Total |
$172,040 | |||||||
| Coachella Valley | RV | 2 | $25,000 |
$50,000 |
$86,020 | $172,040 | ||
| Riverside County Total | $172,040 | |||||||
| GRAND TOTAL | 20 |
$1,713, 873 |
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