Resolution 100573

..Title Calling on the City of Philadelphia Office of Fleet Management to develop and execute a Request for Proposals for Electric Vehicles and the charging station infrastructure for such vehicles by July 1, 2011. ..Body WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia wishes to become the greenest City in America by 2015 and a leader in clean energy development and technology; and WHEREAS, The Mayor's Office of Sustainability, Greenworks Progress Report of 2010, Target 6 aims to improve air quality toward attainment of federal standards; and WHEREAS, Facilitating the use of electric vehicles in the City of Philadelphia is listed as a future initiative for the City of Philadelphia; and WHEREAS, According to the Greenworks Plan 2009 electric cars provide an especially promising alternative to carbon-emitting vehicles; and WHEREAS, The Office of Fleet Management (OFM) is a centralized agency responsible for strategic planning, acquisition and maintenance of vehicles and large equipment to support City Wide functions; and WHEREAS, The Office of Fleet Management is responsible for the acquisition, assignment and maintenance of approximately 6316 vehicles and equipment at the lowest long-term cost to Philadelphia taxpayers; and WHEREAS, The Office of Fleet Management maintains vehicles for 43 departments and operates 16 repair and maintenance facilities located throughout Philadelphia and 64 fuel sites city-wide; and WHEREAS, The City of Philadelphia can integrate the process for the use of electric vehicles within the City of Philadelphia; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the City Council calls on the City of Philadelphia Office of Fleet Management to develop and execute a Request for Proposals for Electric Vehicles and the charging station infrastructure for such vehicles by July 1, 2011. ..End