Jule Low Emission/No Emission Grant Application Copyrighted
June 6, 2022
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 019.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Jule Low Emission/No Emission Grant Application
SUMMARY: City Manager submitting the Letter of Financial Commitment by the City
Manager to be included in the 2022 FTA Low Emission/No Emission
Grant Application.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
LowNo 2022 Financial Commitment-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Jule Low Emission/No Emission Grant Memo Staff Memo
Low No Letter of Support Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Jule Low Emission/No Emission Grant Application
DATE: June 1 , 2022
Director of Transportation Services Ryan Knuckey is submitting the Letter of Financial
Commitment by the City Manager to be included in the 2022 FTA Low Emission/No
Emission Grant Application.
The total project cost in the application is $4,117,340. The local match needed is
$759,260, accounting for 15.6% of the total. $383,182 is currently budgeted for bus
replacement in the FY 2023 City Budget and Capital Improvement Program. The
additional local match amount of $376,078 will need to be budgeted in FY 2024.
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TO: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Ryan Knuckey, Director of Transportation Services
SUBJECT: Jule Low Emission/No Emission Grant Application
DATE: May 20, 2022
PURPOSE
To request Letter of Financial Commitment by the City Manager to include in the 2022 FTA Low
Emission/No Emission grant application.
BACKGROUND
The Jule is applying for funds through the Federal Transit Administration's Low-Emission/No-
Emission grant program. The Jule is seeking funds to purchase three 35-foot electric buses through
Proterra, along with battery leasing, two charging stations, one year of onsite support and training,
and solar panels for the rooftop of the Jule Operation and Training Center (JOTC).
DISCUSSION
The grant application requires The Jule to provide supporting documentation of local financial
commitment and the capacity to administer the project.
BUDGET IMPACTS
The total project cost in the application is $4,117,340. The local match needed is $759,260,
accounting for 15.6% of the total. $383,182 is currently budgeted for bus replacement in the FY 2023
City Budget and Capital Improvement Program. The additional local match amount of $376,078 will
need to be budgeted in FY 2024.
RECOMMENDATION/ACTION STEP
It is recommended that the City Manager provide a signed Letter of Financial Commitment for the
Jule's 2022 Low Emission/No Emission Program grant application.
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May 23, 2022
The Honorable Pete Buttigieg
Secretary of Transportation
United States Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E.
Washington D.C. 20590
Dear Secretary Buttigieg,
This letter services as evidence of the City of Dubuque's financial commitment to the
"Evolution to a Zero-Emission Transit System for an Equitable and Sustainable Dubuque"
project that is proposed in The Jule's application to the Low or No Emission Grant Program
5339(c) and Bus and Bus Facilities Program 5339(b).
As detailed in the project proposal, The Jule is requesting funds to secure safe and reliable
vehicles with ramps to improve accessibility and on-time performance while investing in electric
buses to reduce overall transit emissions. The Jule plans to purchase three electric buses, each
with a 12-year battery lease, with two charging stations from Proterra along with a dedicated
onsite field service technician for on-the-job training. The Jule also plans to purchase rooftop
solar panels to be installed on the roof of the bus garage to help offset energy costs associated
with electric bus charging.
Dubuque's non-federal local match for this proposal is $759,260, which represents 16% of the
project cost. $383,182 has been included in the City's Budget and Capital Improvement
Program in fiscal year 2023. The additional $376,078 will be budgeted in fiscal year 2024.
Additionally, this letter serves as evidence of the City of Dubuque's technical, legal, and
financial capacity to deliver this project effectively. The Jule has successfully implemented two
major FTA funded projects in recent years: the Intermodal Transportation Center and the Jule
Operations and Training Center. The Jule also successfully stewards FTA operating funds on
an annual basis.
We are grateful for the opportunity afforded to our agency by this grant program. Please
contact me if you have any questions regarding our technical, legal, or financial capacity
to implement this project.
Sincerely,
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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