City Council
259 N. Wilma Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366
MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: Daniel Sauer, Chief of Police
Date: 10/10/2023
Subject: Grant Application - San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control - PD RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the resolution authorizing the Ripon Police Department to submit a grant application to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District public benefit grant program for the purchase of one police department alternative fuel vehicle.
BACKGROUND:
The fiscal year 2023-24 City operating and capital budget included the purchase of a new school resource officer vehicle in the amount of $50,000.
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District offers a grant to fund the purchase of new electric, plug-in hybrid, or alternative fuel vehicles for public agencies to promote clean air alternative-fuel technologies and the use of low-or zero-emission vehicles in public fleets.
DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS:
The Ripon Police Department wishes to apply for the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Alternative Fuel Vehicle Purchase Program. All projects will be considered on a firstcome, first-serve basis. The grant is to provide public agencies, as defined by Government Code section 6252, with new electric, plug-in hybrid, or alternative fuel vehicles.
The Police Department is proposing that these funds be used to purchase one 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Battery Electric Vehicle. The vehicle would ultimately replace the gas powered vehicle currently used by the School Resource Officer.
The total cost of the vehicle is estimated to be $70,000, which includes the radios and computer upgrades required for police vehicles. The City is requesting grant funds of $20,000. The remaining cost of the vehicle ($50,000) would be funded by the City’s “General Capital – Department Fund”, which was included in the fiscal year 2023-24 budget.
The Police Department does have the infrastructure to support an electric vehicle, which is a Level 2 240 volt power outlet.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost of the vehicle is estimated to be $70,000 (including the outfit of police equipment), which would be offset by $20,000 of grants if the Ripon Police Department received the maximum funding. The City responsibility would not exceed $50,000, which would be funded from the General Department Capital Fund. The use of $50,000 towards the purchase of a School Resource Officer Vehicle was already approved in the 2023-24 budget.
RESOLUTION NO. 23-44
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIPON AUTHORIZING THE RIPON POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
PUBLIC BENEFIT GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PURCHASE
OF AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District provides grants for the purchase of alternative fuel vehicle and;
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District permits applications be made to participate in the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Purchase Program and to enter into an agreement to receive a grant; and
WHEREAS, the Ripon Police Department has need for alternative fuel vehicles; and WHEREAS, the Ripon Police Department desires to apply for $20,000 under the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Public Benefit Grant Program; and WHEREAS, the Ripon City Council determines that the use of matching funds are approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ripon that the Ripon Police Department can apply for these grant funds.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Ripon this 10th day of October, 2023, by the following vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY CONSENT VOTE [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Daniel de Graaf, Council Member
SECONDER:Leo Zuber, Vice Mayor
AYES: Restuccia, Zuber, de Graaf, Barton, Uecker
THE CITY OF RIPON,
A Municipal Corporation
By ________________________________
MICHAEL RESTUCCIA, Mayor
ATTEST:
By: ___________________________
LISA ROOS, City Clerk