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Authorizing the Office of Financial Services - Fleet, in partnership with the Fire Department to accept the $1,457,381.84 Heavy Duty On-road Replacement grant and authorizing the execution of a grant agreement (which includes an indemnification clause) with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to remove older diesel vehicles from operations and partially fund the replacement of them with new, less polluting vehicles.
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WHEREAS, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has allocated $1,457,381.84 in funding for the Office of Financial Services - Fleet and the Fire Department for the Heavy Duty On-road Replacement grant to remove older diesel vehicles from operation and replacement them with new, less polluting vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul Climate Action and Resilience Plan adopted in December 2019 established the goal of achieving carbon neutrality in municipal operations by 2030; and
WHEREAS the Climate Action and Resilience Plan also included a key action of identifying opportunities to convert heavy-duty vehicles to alternative fuels that reduce carbon emissions; and
WHEREAS, RES 24-1505 was passed on October 16, 2024 authorizing the Office of Financial Services - Fleet and the Fire Department to apply for this grant; and
WHEREAS, these grant funds will cover up to 25% of costs for the Office of Financial Services - Fleet to replace an older forestry log loader with a new, less-polluting model; and
WHEREAS, these grants funds will cover up to 75% of costs for the Fire Department to replace an older fire truck with a new electric fire truck; and
WHEREAS, the Office of Financial Services - Fleet and the Fire Department have identified additional funding to fully fund the replacement of these vehicles and wishes to accept the said funding and execute a grant agreement (which includes an indemnification clause) with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; and
WHEREAS, the spending and financing plans have not been established for this grant; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation of funds of $1,457,381.84 in excess of those estimated in the 2025 budget, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saint Paul hereby authorized and approves entering into the grant agreement with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (which includes an indemnification clause) to accept and implement the grant funds consistent with the application and applicable compliance requirements and the budget is adopted as outlined in the attached financial analysis.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment "MN Pollution Control Grant $1,457,381.84 Financial Analysis"