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Board of Commissioners <br />Resolution on Evaluation of Reducing County Vehicle Fleet Emissions <br />and Alternative Fueled Vehicles <br />WHEREAS, Orange County is interested in reducing emissions of air contaminants from its fleet of <br />vehicles to help protect air quality, and <br />WHEREAS, there are a variety of alternative technical approaches available to reduce fleet emissions, <br />which must be evaluated specifically for the Orange County fleet of vehicles, and <br />WHEREAS, development of an effective plan for reducing vehicle emissions requires participation by a <br />number of agencies and departments within the County, as well as interested non- <br />governmental organizations such as the current Electric Vehicle and Solar Energy Planning <br />Group ( EVASEP), and <br />WHEREAS, the development of such a plan is consistent with the creation of an Ozone Air Quality <br />Action Plan, which the Board agreed to in February, 1999, and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has recently received a request from a representative of <br />EVASEP to explore alternative - fueled vehicles and solar bicycles; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners instruct <br />the County Manager to develop a plan for reducing emissions of air contaminants from the <br />County's motor vehicle fleet. The plan should include an evaluation of the use of alternative <br />fuel vehicles (such as electric buses and solar vehicles), improved fleet maintenance, and <br />other proactive or reactive actions that might impact fleet emissions. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board instructs the Manager to have County staff explore the <br />feasibility of submitting a Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Grant during the next <br />application period. <br />This, the 21' day of September, 1999. <br />Alice Gordon, Chair <br />WITNESS: <br />Beverly Blythe, Clerk to the Board <br />