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Alternative Fuels Cover Letter <br />April 17, 2012 <br />Page 2 <br />$350,000 Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) award resulting in <br />a projected savings of $73,408 annually in energy costs. <br />We have placed in the Office of the City Clerk 17 -page U.S. Department of Energy's <br />January 2012 Clean Cities Alternative Fuel Price Report. <br />Because of the sheer volume of pages, we have also placed in the Office of the City <br />Clerk extensive materials on how compressed natural gas is being used in the Leon <br />County Schools in Florida; CNG facilities in Tallahassee; articles on how Ryder and <br />Staples are using CNG tractors for their inventory transportation; how Sacramento <br />purchased 53 LNG refuse trucks which are designed to "achieve a 98 percent reduction <br />in particulate matter and a 99 percent reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions" which <br />replaced thief "old, inefficient diesel - burning vehicles "; how AT & T's 10 year <br />commitment to a "cleaner corporate fleet" has resulted in their 3,000' CNG vehicle <br />and their 4,00th ATV vehicle in their corporate vehicle fleet just to name a few. <br />Council Member Henry Davis, Jr. had the opportunity to discuss this proposed <br />ordinance with the City's Energy Director John Burke before filing this proposed <br />ordinance. We look forward to discussing this with you. Thank you. <br />Most sincerely, <br />Council Me 'r e Davis, Jr. <br />2nd Dis "C' ol/nci ember <br />06-u*H Me#e`r Oliver J. Davis <br />6th District Council Member <br />Attachments <br />Fk6adil �'-`" "; <br />SKI <br />4 <br />d <br />1`� END IN <br />