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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Christopher Linville, Superintendent of Fleet Operations
DATE: October 18, 2025
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of $147,375.00 under a grant agreement between the Driving a Cleaner Illinois through IEPA and the City of Aurora.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval for acceptance of grant funding via the Driving a Cleaner Illinois through IEPA Grant Program, State Award No. 1697-60926, for the Fleet Maintenance Division.
BACKGROUND:
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) has been designated as the lead agency to administer funds allocated to Illinois from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust (Trust). The Trust was established by Appendix D of the VW Settlement (Settlement). Illinois' initial allocation of funds is $108 million to be used to fund mobile source projects. The funds are to be used for projects that reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides in Illinois.
The awarded funding will cover the majority of the costs associated with replacing an existing Class 4 diesel truck (GVWR 14,001-16,000 lbs., model years 1992-2009) with a new all-electric vehicle. Additionally, the funding will support the installation of Level 2 charging infrastructure.
DISCUSSION:
The grant will provide $141,750.00 under the agreement for the purchase of an electric Class 4 vehicle (estimated project cost of the vehicle is $189,000.00). The agreement would also provide $5,625.00 for the purchase of a level 2 charging station (estimated project cost of the charging station is $7,500.00) between October 1, 2025, through April 30, 2027. The grant funding is for 75% of the estimated project cost with 25% or $49,125.00 matched by the City.
The grant funding will be placed in revenue account 120-4431-334.30-02. Vehicle and charger expenses are anticipated to be included in the 2026 budget, allocated in accounts 120-4431-418.75-10 and 120-4431-418.74-99.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The funding aw...
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