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`EVERETT <br />City Council Agenda Item Cover Sheet <br />Project title: Grant Application Approval for the 2023-2025 Green Transportation Grant <br />Council Bill # interoffice use <br />Agenda dates requested: <br />August 31, 2022 <br />Briefing <br />Proposed action <br />Consent X <br />Action <br />Ordinance <br />Public hearing <br />Yes <br />X No <br />Budget amendment: <br />Yes X No <br />PowerPoint presentation: <br />Yes X No <br />Attachments: <br />Department(s) involved: <br />Transportation Services <br />Contact person: <br />Melinda Adams <br />Phone number: <br />425-257-8915 <br />Email: <br />madams@everettwa.gov <br />Initialed by: <br />TER <br />Department head <br />Administration <br />Council President <br />Project: Replace diesel buses with electric buses <br />Partner/Supplier: Washington State Department of Transportation <br />Location: Everett Transit <br />Preceding action: <br />Fund: 425 Transportation Services <br />Fiscal summary statement: <br />Pursuing $5,640,000 in funding for the competitive Green Transportation Grant application <br />through the Washington State Department of Transportation. The match amount is $1,410,000. <br />Source of funds is Everett Transit (425). No budget amendment is required. <br />Project summary statement: <br />Everett Transit has made a significant investment in electric transit vehicles and charging <br />systems. With this grant opportunity, Everett Transit will seek $5,640,000 in Green <br />Transportation funding to replace 5 diesel buses with 5 electric zero -emission buses and charging <br />systems. This will bring the total number of electric vehicles to 26. These are high -profile projects <br />and are supported by Governor Inslee's Clean Energy legislation and Washington's Climate Act. <br />Recommendation (exact action requested of Council): <br />Authorize city staff to apply for and the Mayor to approve and sign all documents relating to the <br />2023-2025 Green Transportation Grant competition and all documents relating to acceptance of <br />the grant. <br />