my name is tom fong. i'm the fleet manager at the fleet management division of the general services agency. i'm here today to seek your support to accept and expend grant funds for the local government electric vehicle fleet demonstration project which will help bring 14 new electric vehicles to the san francisco municipal fleet. in 2010, the metropolitan transportation commission issued a grant announcement for electric vehicle demonstration project. 10 public agencies in the bay area joined together to apply and later awarded the local government electric vehicle project ~ which was funded for $2.8 million a total of 90 vehicles. for this particular project alameda county is acting as the lead agency for participating partners. as a partner to the demonstration project, the fleet management division of the general services agency was awarded up to $384,000, up to $2.8 million total for the purchase of 14 electric vehicles and chargers, which will be distributed amount city departments including the huma