HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2018-175RESOLUTTON NO. 2018-17 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE
SUBMITTAL OF THE NEW ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE PURCHASE
APPLICATION TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO IMPLEMENT THE
NEW VEHICLE PROJECT; AND FURTHER APPROPRIATING FUNDS
WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) provides
a grant program for government agencies to replace petroleum fuel-based vehicles with
electric vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the District provides grants, on a reimbursement basis, for up to $20,000
per vehicle with an annual agency maximum of $100,000, through its New Alternative Fuel
Vehicle Purchase program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department's
Parks Division has a fleet of l6 gasoline-powered utility vehicles, which are the workhorses of
the Parks Division for carrying employees, tools, and materials onto park sites, and desires to
replace a number of these vehicles with electric-powered versions; and
WHEREAS, the utility vehicles are used exclusively within the city limits of the City of
Lodi, which is within the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District boundaries; and
WHEREAS, any vehicles purchased with grant funds through the New Alternative Fuel
Vehicle Purchase will be new OEM electric, plug-in hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles eligible
for this program; and
WHEREAS, appropriate charging infrastructure for the new vehicles is readily
available or can be installed with existing appropriated funding; and
WHEREAS, any funding received, including funding from other sources, combined
with this grant will not exceed the full cost of the new vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Lodi Parks and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to
recommend the City Council approve an application for up to five grant-funded electric
vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi will not purchase or take delivery of the new vehicles until
receiving an executed contract with the SJVAPCD.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the City Manager to submit a grant application to San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District to purchase two electric-powered utility vehicles, implement new vehicle
project, and appropriate $40,000 from the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services vehicle
replacement fund (207) contingent upon receiving an executed contract with SJVAPCD.
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2018-175 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held September 19, 2018, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Chandler, Johnson, Kuehne, Mounce, and
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Mayor Nakanishi
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
COUNCIL MEMBERS _
IFER
2018-175
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