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RESOLUTION NO. 4057
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL CONTRACT FOR
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY TO
ACCEPT GRANT FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF THREE ELECTRIC HYBRID
VEHICLES IN 2011 AS PART OF THE CLEAN CITIES ALTERNATIVE FUEL AND
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VEHICLE PILOT GRANT PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City of Renton has participated in a collaborative effort among public
agencies, private businesses, universities and colleges spanning five counties and eleven cities
in Washington State to increase the use of alternative fueled vehicles and to install
infrastructure that supports alternative fueled and advanced technology vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the overall objective of this program is to increase the use of alternative
fueled vehicles and advanced technology vehicles as a means to reduce U.S. dependence on
imported petroleum, increase fuel economy and improve emissions; and
WHEREAS, this collaboration, referred to as the Clean Cities Alternative Fuel and
Advanced Technology Vehicle Pilot Grant Program is led by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency,
which has secured a federal ARRA grant that will provide up to one hundred fourteen thousand
two hundred eighty-nine dollars ($114,289) in matching funds to enable Renton to purchase
three electric hybrid vehicles in 2011; and
WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency requires grant Cost-Share Partners
including Renton to enter into an interlocal Contract for Services Agreement in order to be
eligible for reimbursement of grant funding for the purchase of the electric hybrid vehicles;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
RESOLUTION NO. 4057
SECTION I. The above recitals are found to be true and correct in all respects.
SECTION II. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to enter into an interlocal
agreement with the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to accept grant funding to reimburse costs
of purchasing three electric hybrid vehicles in 2011.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this ^9th day of July ., 2010.
Bonnie I. Walton, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 19th day of July _, 2010.
Approved as to form:
Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
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Denis Law, Mayor