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Commission authorizes filing for VW settlement grant to replace two 40-foot buses
Summary
Commissioners authorized staff to file a Volkswagen settlement grant application for two 40-foot buses that qualify under the program; staff said the filing deadline is the first week of March and that the agency's two express buses are heavily used.
The transit commission authorized staff to file a Volkswagen settlement grant application to replace two 40-foot Gillig buses, saying the vehicles meet the grant's eligibility requirements and are heavily used on express routes.
Staff member (S3) said the VW grant program contacted the agency saying there was excess funding in the region and the commission has two 40-foot buses that qualify. "We do have 2 more, 40 foot buses that we use on our express routes ... and those buses would qualify, and I'm asking for permission to fill out a grant on, another VW settlement grant for 2 40 foot buses," S3 said. S3 added that filing did not obligate the commission to accept funding and that the filing deadline was around the first week in March.
Commissioner (S2) moved to authorize staff to file the grant application; the chair called the vote and the motion passed unanimously. The transcript does not include a roll-call vote or individual vote tallies.
If awarded, the grant would fund two 40-foot replacements; the transcript did not specify match requirements, exact award amounts, or a replacement timeline.
