HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2023-283RESOLUTION NO. 2023-283
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL RATIFYING THE PURCHASE OF
ONE 2023 FORD F-150 LIGHTNING ELECTRIC TRUCK FROM RIO VISTA FORD,
INC., OF RIO VISTA, FOR REPLACEMENT OF A MEDIUM -DUTY ELECTRIC
UTILITY CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR TRUCK
WHEREAS, Lodi Electric Utility's (LEU) Fiscal Year 2023/24 budget approved by
City Council included $120,000 to replace its 2015 Ford F250 (Truck 56) to meet the California
Air Resources Board's Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation which takes effect January 1, 2024
mandating that 50 percent of medium- and heavy-duty fleet purchases be zero emission; and
WHEREAS, this truck is utilized by LEU's Construction/Maintenance Supervisor to
oversee work in the field by line crews as well as inspections associated with electric infrastructure
installation; and
WHEREAS, due to high retail and fleet demand, LEU and Fleet staff were unable to locate
or purchase an EV truck after the budget was approved six months ago. With a further anticipated
delay in vehicle availability, LEU opted to re -appropriate a portion of these funds to purchase
wood pole testing equipment and software to help complete utility inspections, leaving $93,000 in
available funds for the purchase of an electric truck should one have come available; and
WHEREAS, LEU staff recently located an available vehicle and had the rare opportunity
to purchase a Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck from Rio Vista Ford. The dealership indicated
to staff once the inventory was sold, it would be at least another year before new inventory would
arrive due to the recent auto workers union strike; and
WHEREAS, to secure the purchase, staff needed to act quickly, and with approval from
the Interim City Manager, staff purchased and took delivery of the vehicle in late November.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby ratify the
purchase of one 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning electric truck from Rio Vista Ford, Inc., of Rio Vista,
California, for replacement of the medium -duty Electric Utility Construction/Maintenance
Supervisor truck, in the amount of $83,986.65.
Dated: December 20, 2023
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2023-283 was passed and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held December 20, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Bregman, Hothi, Nakanishi, Yepez, and
Mayor Craig
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
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