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Adopt Resolution Selecting the Lodi Energy Center Hydrogen Conversion Project as the City's One Voice Project; and Authorize Staff to Prepare Application for Nomination for the 2023 San Joaquin Council of Governments' One Voice Trip (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
November 15, 2023
PREPARED BY:
Charles Swimley, Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution selecting the Lodi Energy Center Hydrogen Conversion Project as the City's One Voice project; and authorize staff to prepare application for nomination for the 2023 San Joaquin Council of Governments' One Voice Trip.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The One Voice program is San Joaquin Council of Governments' (SJCOG) federal advocacy program for San Joaquin County that promotes projects, programs and issues of regional significance to federal legislators and agencies typically through an annual trip to Washington DC. Due to the competitive nature of federal funding requests, SJCOG is focusing the One Voice initiative on elevating regional projects. In addition, projects being submitted for One Voice support must clearly align with SJCOG's legislative priorities and eligibility requirements for the discretionary and federal earmark programs.
To maximize funding success, SJCOG has developed a process to review and evaluate project applications. The process includes determining project eligibility based on established criteria and an ad-hoc committee to review the applications. Each jurisdiction will be limited to submitting one regionally significant project application for One Voice nomination.
Below are the criteria by which the projects will be evaluated.
- Project must be regional in nature and have a federal nexus.
- Must be at or near completion of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) clearance.
- Be sufficiently developed to leverage federal assistance (shovel ready).
- Projects should be targeted for appropriations in the Federal Fiscal Yea...
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