Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - September 19, 2018 C-26TM CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM C ewa0 AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Submit Grant Application to San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to Purchase Two Electric -Powered Utility Vehicles, Implement New Vehicle Project and Appropriate Funds ($40,000) MEETING DATE: September 19, 2018 PREPARED BY: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit grant application to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to purchase two electric -powered utility vehicles and implement new vehicle project and appropriate funds in the amount of $40,000. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District provides a grant program for government agencies to replace petroleum fuel - based vehicles with electric vehicles. 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. PRCS has a fleet of 16 utility vehicles (another two are inoperable) manufactured by companies such as Cushman, Jacobsen, Kubota and Toro. These vehicles are the workhorses of the Parks Division for carrying employees, tools and materials onto park sites. Their low weight makes them suitable for driving on turfed areas as they typically do not damage turf or sprinklers. One is an electric vehicle that is occasionally used at the Grape Bowl, but it has not been used beyond that location. Five of the utility vehicles are at least 17 years old, with one 20 years old. It is increasingly difficult to obtain parts for the older vehicles. Electric utility vehicles such as the one shown in the attachment typically cost between $14,000 and $15,500, plus tax and license fees. Similar gasoline -powered typically cost about $25,000. If the application is successful, PRCS will likely place one of the vehicles at Lodi Lake Park and the other at Hutchins Street Square, where they can be parked indoors. Hutchins Street Square also has an electric vehicle charging station in the south parking lot. The cost of installing additional charging equipment at Lodi Lake Park would eventually be offset by the savings in fuel and maintenance for the all -electric vehicle. On Sept. 4, 2018, the Parks and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to recommend the City Council approve an application for up to five grant -funded electric vehicles. Staff will consider additional vehicles in the near future. APPROVED: City Manager Adopt Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Submit Grant Application to San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District to Purchase Two Electric -Powered Utility Vehicles, Implement New Vehicle Project and Appropriate Funds ($40,000) September 19, 2018 Page 2 Staff requests the City Council approve the grant application to purchase two electric -powered utility vehicles for PRCS, and appropriate the maximum funding of $40,000 available under the grant. If the grant application is successful, the actual amount spent will reflect the final vehicle cost. FISCAL IMPACT: If successful, obtaining these vehicles with grant funding reduces the financial burden on PRCS. The vehicles also require less maintenance and fuel compared to gasoline -powered vehicles. FUNDING AVAILABLE: Advance funds available in the PRCS Vehicle Replacement Fund (207). Those funds will only be expended upon notice of grant award, with reimbursement from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Andrew Keys, De uty City Manager/Internal Services Director Par ' ecreati.o n and Cultural Services Director JH:tI 8/30/2018 Carryall 710 LSV 1 Club Car CARRYALL 710 LSV Powerful and perfectly sized, giving you the benefits of a pickup without the price. Build i (http://build.clubcar.com/build/electric-carryall-710-Isv) J L Find a Dealer 9(/us/en/find-dealer.html) Promotions » (/us/en/commercial/promotions.html) https://www.clubcar.com/us/en/commercial/street-legal-vehicles/carryall-710-Isv.html 1/7 8/30/2018 Carryall 710 LSV 1 Club Car WOR <. A\YWHERE. With a bed that's nearly six -feet long (68 cm) and a 1,050 lbs. (476 kg) total vehicle capacity, the Carryall 710 LSV delivers pickup truck performance without the sticker shock. And it does it all while reducing your carbon footprint. It's equipped with a 48 -volt electric powertrain, a 400 -amp solid-state controller and a smart onboard charger with reel retractor that prevents common user errors and allows for opportunity charging. With a top speed of 25 mph and rustproof, corrosion -resistant, aircraft -grade aluminum frame, you can put it to work however you need and know it'll stand up to the test again and again. SPECIFICATIONS CA RYALL 710 LSV Power Steering & Suspension Brakes MSRP* STARTING AT $15,199 https://www.clubcar.com/us/en/commercial/street-legal-vehicles/carryall-710-Isv.html 2/7 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-175 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THE NEW ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLE PURCHASE GRANT APPLICATION TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT AND 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 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 16 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 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; and WHEREAS, staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager to submit a grant application to San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and to implement the new vehicle project, as well as appropriate funds in the amount of $40,000 from the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services vehicle replacement fund (207). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT 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 and to implement the new vehicle project; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that funds in the amount of $40,000 be appropriated as set forth above, contingent upon receiving an executed contract with SJVAPCD. Dated: September 19, 2018 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 Mayor Nakanishi NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None 2018-175 NIFE ity Clerk . FERRAIOLO