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Ordinance in the Amount of $41,550 Amending State, Federal, and Other Grants Fund Budget for the Appropriation of the Clean Fuel Advanced Technology (CFAT) Grant FY 14
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Department: Police
Council District: Citywide
Public Hearing: No
Advertising Date/By: NA
Contact 1 and Phone: Capt. B. L. James, 433-7380
Contact 2 and Phone: Stephanie Moore, 373-2352
PURPOSE:
The North Carolina Solar Center at North Carolina State University has awarded the Greensboro Police Department ("GPD") a Clean Fuel Advanced Technology (CFAT) project grant of $21,395, which will partially fund two electric motorcycles with a total project cost of $41,550. The remaining project funding of $20,155 will come from the police department's NC State Excise Drug Tax proceeds. A budget ordinance needs to be approved by City Council in order to accept these grant funds.
BACKGROUND:
The North Carolina Solar Center (NCSC) at North Carolina State University was awarded federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality funds from the NC Department of Transportation for the Clean Fuel Advanced Technology (CFAT) 2013-2015 Program. The primary purpose of CFAT is to provide funding assistance for transportation related emission reduction projects in eligible North Carolina counties.
GPD wishes to buy two 2014 Zero model DSP ZF11.4 electric motorcycles for approximately $41,550 with the grant funds. The motorcycles will extend police services to Downtown and Greenway areas in the Patrol Bureau's Central Division by using an environmentally friendly technology in the form of electric motorcycles.
The CFAT grant budget is $26,744: $21,395 from CFAT and a GPD match of $5,349. In addition, the CFAT award does not cover the baseline vehicle costs of $14,806. Both the GPD match and the baseline vehicle costs will be funded by GPD through NC Drug Excise Tax revenue. The CFAT grant budget was calculated based on the difference between an electric motorcycle and a compar...
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