TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Kathleen Kelly, Interim General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: AHSC Subrecipient Agreement
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider authorizing the General Manager or their designee to execute a subrecipient agreement with the City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) to fund the purchase of zero emission buses through the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) grant program.
Staff Contact:
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
The execution of this subrecipient agreement allows AC Transit to receive $783,000 for Zero Emission Buses.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
This item allows AC Transit to enter into a subrecipient agreement with the City of Oakland to receive $783,000 to be used for an upcoming purchase of zero emission transit fleet vehicles from the AHSC program. These funds support planned bus purchases and do not commit or adversely impact District funds. AC Transit is a subrecipient in a 2016 AHSC grant award and currently provides transit service benefiting the grant recipients OakDOT and East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC).
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Senate Bill 862 established a long-term funding framework and programmatic categories for California's Cap and Trade funding, including the AHSC program. The AHSC program is administered by the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) and allocated by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) through their funding agreements.
The AHSC program was created to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating more compact infill development patterns, integrating affordable housing with sustainable transportation, and encouraging active transportation and transit usage. Statutory requirements mandate that 50% of ...
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