DEPARTMENT: Parks, Facilities, and Fleet Management
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
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Authorization To Submit Grant Application For Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Volkswagen Mitigation Settlement, Phase Two And Subsequent Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure At County Libraries
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WHEREAS, Dakota County maintains a strategy for the use of electric vehicles (EVs) in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, an interest in environmental stewardship, and a desire to reduce costs and increase efficiency; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County has a fleet of electric vehicles and plug-in gas hybrid electric vehicles that are scheduled to increase in size, and charging infrastructure is required for their successful deployment across the County; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has an open grant to provide funds to cover the purchase and installation of level 2 chargers; and
WHEREAS, County staff have identified the locations of Galaxie and Wescott Libraries as meeting both grant criteria and fitting with the internal EV charging locations strategy and future use.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Dakota County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Level 2 Charging grant application for Galaxie and Wescott Libraries; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the County may proceed to purchase and install electric vehicle chargers at each site that receives the $15,000 in grant funds, apply for the Dakota Electric rebate, and use 2023 Fleet Capital Equipment Program (CEP) funds for the remaining costs if locations receive the grant.
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