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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> 90 - 241 <br /> October 22, 1990 <br /> TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS <br /> FROM: JAMES C. BACON, JR. , CITY MANAGER <br /> �VID A. CLARK, DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY <br /> DEVELOPMENT <br /> SUBJECT: IDOT AGREEMENT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL PROJECT <br /> Upon City Council approval, the attached resolution will <br /> authorize the execution of an agreement with the Illinois Depart- <br /> ment of Transportation for a grant for the City' s alternative <br /> fuels initiative project. The State will contribute $17,375 in <br /> capital funds to the project. <br /> Five transit coaches will be retrofitted with ethanol <br /> injector systems which are expected to improve the air quality <br /> and to meet the more stringent 1991 EPA air quality standards. A <br /> spare engine will be purchased and sent to an EPA-certified <br /> laboratory for emissions testing. <br /> Total cost of the project is $122 ,000 . Installation of the <br /> equipment is expected to start in a few days and the project will <br /> be 6 months in duration. <br />