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council Meeting: June 25, 1996
TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY STAFF
SUBJECT: Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a
Contract with the South Coast Air Quality Management
District to Receive AB 2766 Funds
Introduction
This report requests that the Clty Council authorize the city
Manager to negotlate and execute an agreement with the South
Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) to receive $188,OOO
ln AB 2766 funds for the electric vehicle project.
Backqround
On March 26, 1996, the city Council authorized the Clty Manager
to negotiate and execute a contract with APS Systems, Inc. to
procure three electric shuttle vehlcles. staff lndlcated in the
March 26th report to council that the City had received
preliminary approval from the Mobile Source Air Pollution
Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) of the South Coast Air Quality
Management Distrlct (AQMD) for $188,000 in AB 2766 funding to use
for the electric shuttle vehicle project. The MSRC program
provides operating and/or capital funds for projects that reduce
mobile source emissions.
The MSRC will award the city $140,000 to apply toward the cost of
operating the electrlc shuttles on the Main street Tide route on
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a daily basis for up to 12 months, $24,000 to design a charging
facility, and $24,000 to install the charging station at the
Municipal Bus facility. The city must enter into a contract with
the AQMD by July 1996 to receive these funds.
Financial/Budgetary Impacts
The total revenue to be received from the AQMD is $188,000. The
budget authority for the operation of the Tide shuttle service in
FY 1996/1997 is being requested ln the FY 1996/1997 Budget
Adoption staff Report.
The FY 1996/1997 Revised Proposed Budget, as described in the
Budget Adoption Staff Report, includes $48,000 of AB2766 funds in
CIP account number 20-750-658-20097-8900-99936, and $140,000 of
AB2766 funds ln operating funds ln operatlng budget account
number 20-700-695-00000-7828-00000.
Recommendation
city staff recommends that the C1.ty Council authorize the city
Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with the AQMD to
receive $188,000 in AB 2766 funds.
Prepared by: J. stitcher, senior Administrative Analyst
J. Catoe, Director of Transportatlon
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