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El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) and El Dorado County Library Services recommending the Board:
1) Acting as the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, authorize the District's Air Pollution Control Officer to execute an amendment to a funding agreement 8352 transferring AB2766 funding to Library Services for the purchase of an electric Bookmobile which reduces the grant amount by $100,000 for a new agreement amount of $115,366;
2) Acting as the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, authorize AQMD to allocate the $100,000 removed from the grant to possible overages in infrastructure costs for the supporting fast chargers for use by the Bookmobile in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe; and
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the amendment to the MOU on behalf of Library Services.
FUNDING: AB2766 DMV Surcharge Funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
El Dorado County is in nonattainment status for the federal ozone standard. Motor vehicle emissions are the primary contributor to ozone. In 1990, AB 2766 authorized air districts in nonattainment areas to assess vehicle registration fees to reduce motor vehicle emissions and implement the California Clean Air Act. On December 11, 1990, the Board adopted Resolution #90-488 that set the fee at $2.00 per vehicle. On June 14, 2001, the Board adopted Resolution #01-21 that increased the fee from $2.00 to $4.00.
On November 11, 2023, AQMD released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for projects to be implemented during calendar years 2024 and 2025. Six proposals were submitted. The proposals were evaluated for eligibility, cost effectiveness and preferred project type in accordance with the ranking criteria established by the Board of Directors. On December 12, 2023 the Board of Directors of the AQMD approved the AB2766 award, which included a grant in the amount of $215,366 to Library Services for the funding o...
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