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8 CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2024)
ACCEPTING DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $155,720 FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CITY FLEET AND APPROPRIATING $155,720 TO THE GREEN FLEET
CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Department of Energy (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is a $550 million grant program funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure law; and
WHEREAS, the EECBG Program is designed to assist, states, local governments, and Tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, to reduce fossil fuel emissions, and to improve energy efficiency; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo is eligible for a noncompetitive allocation of $155,720; and WHEREAS, the City’s EECBG funding application for the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for City Fleet was approved by the DOE; and WHEREAS, signing the EECBG Program Special Terms and Conditions is necessary to receive the grant funding; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo wishes to approve acceptance of the grant subject to the EECBG Program Special Terms and Conditions and to appropriate $155,720 of grant funding to the Green Fleet Charging Infrastructure Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. This City Council action adopting a resolution to accept grant funds, and approval of the Special Terms and Conditions, is not a project subject to CEQA review because it is a fiscal activity which does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 157378(b)(4).)
2. Acceptance of the DOE EECBG Program grant award in the amount of $155,720 is approved.
3. An appropriation of $155,720 in grant funds to the Green Fleet Charging Infrastructure Project 46C003 is approved.
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8 4. The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute the EECBG Program Special Terms and Conditions and to take other actions necessary including the execution of any other required documentation to give effect to this resolution.