HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-027-03/19/2002-ESTABLISHING A POLICY TO IMPLEMENT HYDROGEN-RELATED PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY RESOLUTION 2002-027
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING A POLICY TO IMPLEMENT
HYDROGEN-RELATED PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITY
WHEREAS, on February 18, 1997, the City Council, by Resolution 97-25, adopted the
Community Visions and Goals 2015, City Structure Plan, and City Plan Principles and Policies
as elements of the Comprehensive Plan of the City, also known as "City Plan", which supports
improving air quality, reducing motor vehicle emissions, encouraging and facilitating increased
energy efficiency and use of renewable resources, and to solicit cooperation and participation of
independent community organizations; and
WHEREAS, on April 1, 1997, the Council adopted Resolution 97-51 providing that as a
user of energy, the City shall regularly evaluate the latest technologies utilizing alternative fuels
for transportation and, to the greatest extent practicable, apply such technologies to the operation
of City vehicles in order to provide energy efficient transportation; and
WHEREAS, Resolution 97-51 also provides that as community leader, the City should
also regularly evaluate means by which City-wide demand and usage of fossil fuels can be
reduced and should attempt to develop means by which it can further such goals, through the
City's role as educator, promoter and regulator; and
WHEREAS, on November 16, 1999, the Council adopted Resolution 99-137 establishing
a policy to take cost-effective actions that benefit the community to reduce local greenhouse gas
emissions; and
WHEREAS, the increased use of hydrogen can provide benefits to the citizens of Fort
Collins such as improved air quality, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, reduced dependence on
imported oil, and keeping energy dollars in the local and state economy; and
WHEREAS, many organizations and companies in the United States and around the
world are actively engaged in research, development, and demonstration of hydrogen
technologies; and
WHEREAS, the federal government is putting increased resources towards research on
hydrogen-fuel-cell vehicles and infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, in December, 2000, the City Manager appointed a Hydrogen Task Force to
evaluate hydrogen technologies and to make recommendations on what the City could do with
regards to hydrogen; and
WHEREAS, on August 27, 2001, the Hydrogen Task Force submitted a report to the City
Manager recommending the City take certain actions with regards to hydrogen; and
WHEREAS, the City is in a unique position to attract hydrogen-related projects and
funding, due to the potential for region partnerships, development of the Mason Street Corridor,
a favorable testing environment for technologies with high altitude and extreme weather
variation, and access to local sources of hydrogen; and
WHEREAS, at its February 12, 2002, Study Session, the Council directed the Hydrogen
Task Force to draft a resolution outlining the next steps to be taken to develop opportunities for
the City related to hydrogen technologies.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby directed to seek external grant funding for
the purpose of hiring a grant writer and for implementing demonstration projects for hydrogen-
related technologies.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby directed to explore partnerships that would
facilitate the creation of hydrogen projects.
Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby directed to develop a public education plan
intended to provide hydrogen education to the community, and to proceed to implement that
plan.
Section 4. That no later than the end of 2003, the City Manager is hereby directed to
report to the Council his recommendations for hydrogen-related projects for Council review
based upon the feasibility of such projects considering the available grant funds and other non-
City resources and general project costs.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held
this 19th day of March, A.D. 2002.
Mayor ,
ATTEST:
City Clerk