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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> NO. 90 - 236 <br /> October 18, 1990 <br /> TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> FROM: JAMES C. BACON, JR. , CITY MANAGER <br /> �AVID A. CLARK, DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY <br /> � DEVELOPMENT <br /> SUBJECT: UMTA ALTERNATIVE FUEL GRANT AGREEMENT <br /> Upon City Council approval, the attached resolution will <br /> authorize the execution of a Section 3 Alternative Fuels Initia- <br /> tive Grant Agreement with the U. S. Department of Transportation, <br /> Urban Mass Transportation Administration. The project will <br /> entail the retrofit of 5 transit coaches with an ethanol injector <br /> system which will replace about 22$ of the diesel fuel used. <br /> Dispensing equipment will be installed at DPTS and additional <br /> fuel tanks will be installed on the buses. <br /> The five coaches will be operated in regular route service <br /> for a 6-month period during which time the performance and fuel <br /> economy will be monitored. A new diesel engine will also be <br /> purchased and shipped to an EPA-certified laboratory for emis- <br /> sions testing before and after the installation of the ethanol <br /> injector system. It is expected that the system will help to <br /> reduce air pollution and to provide some economic benefits for <br /> the community. <br /> The total project costs are estimated at $122 ,000 . The <br /> federal government is funding 75�, or $91 ,500 and the remaining <br /> 25$ will be funded by State and local sources. The project is <br /> expected to start within the next 30 days. <br />