HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - August 20, 2003 E-04AGENDA TITLE: Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement forBidatnCo e
City of Lodi - Lodi Unified School District (LUSID) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling
Facility at $20 South Cluff Avenue and Adopt Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to
Execute a Compressed Natural Gas Fueling Agreement with Lodi Unified School District
MEETING DATE: August20,2003
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council approve the plans and specifications for the above project, authorize
advertising for bids, and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a
compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling agreement with Lodi Unified School I Nstrict,'
BACKGROUND tNFORMATiON. This project is a joint effort between the City of Lodi and the Lodi Un�fied School
D�strict (LUSD). The City of Lodi and LUSD are overseeing the project design
and construction. Funding for the facility was awarded from the San Joaquin
Council of Governments and the Sari Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control
District, The facility will serve the School District's CNG school buses. Additionally, the site will serve as aback -up
fueling facility for the City of Lodi and,in particular, the Transit Beet. The LUSD CNG station is expected to be
completed byMarch 20O4.
The City of Lodi and the Lodi Unified School District (LUSID) have been working together on several CNG projects, in
continuing efforts to introduce alternatively -fueled vehicles into both fleets and reduce air pollution in Lodi and
San Joaquin County. The School District now has fifteen CNG -powered buses. The City of Lodi recently c ompleted
m.�r own CNG fueling faciiity at the Municipal Service Center (MSC) and want to provide CNG fuel to LUSD. Until their
fueling station is operational. Additionally, the desire is for each station to act as a back up to the other, However,
until the LUSD fueling station is complete, it is requested that the district be allowed to fuel their fifteen school buses
at our MSG site. The district will reimburse the City for fuel it consumes at the MSC on a monthly basis. The same
arrangement will be made for the City at the LUSD site once complete.
The plans and specifications are unfile inthe Public Works Department
A -copy ofthe (dnnR)agreement isnnfile with the 9ub8cWorks Department and has been reviewed byattorneys
homboth the City ofLodi andUJ8D,
FUNDING: The money for this project will be corning from the Congestion Mitigation and Air Qualityfunds available
through the San Joaquin Council of Governments and a grant from the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air
Pollution Control District, Arequest for appropriation offunds will bnmade atcontract award.
Project EsUmaVm�
Budgeted�
Planned Bid Opening Date:
$3001X)0
2000/01 fiscal year
September 24 20
Richardu0—Prima, Jr,
Public Works Director
Prepared byTiffan| M. F|nk, Transportation Manager, and Dennis J, Callahan, Fleet and Facilities Manager
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:o� Purchasing Office, Fleet and Facilities Manager LUSD Chief Business Offioar, Doug Burg*
Fleet Supervisor Transportation Manager LV8D F|aor Manogor, Jay Zimmerman:
AppmOvsm:
H. Dixon Flynn --~[hyx4anagor
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-145
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUELING AGREEMENT
WITH LODI UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a Compressed Natural Gas Fueling
Agreement with the Lodi Unified School District on behalf of the City of Lodi for the
reciprocal use of fueling stations by Lodi Unified School District and the City.
Dated: August 20, 2003
1 hereby certify that Resolution No. 2003-145 was passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held August 20, 2003, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Howard, and Mayor Hitchcock
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Beckman and Land
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
2003-145
CITY COUNCIL H. DIXON FLYNN
City Manager
SUSAN HITCHCOCK. Mayor CITY OF L O D I SUSAN J. SLACKSTON
EMILY HOWARD
Mayor Pro Ternpore PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT City Clerk
JOHN BECKMAN RANDALL A. HAYS
LARRY D. HANSEN CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET City Attorney
KEITH LAND P.O. BOX 3006 RICHARD C. PRIMA, JR.
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910 Public Works Director
(209) 333-6706
FAX (209) 333-6710
EMAIL pwdept@lodi.gov
http:\\www.lod i.gov
August 14, 2003
Mr. Doug Barge, Chief Business Officer Mr. Jay Zimmerman, Fleet Manager
Lodi Unified School District Lodi Unified School District
1305 E. Vine Street 1305 E. Vine Street
Lodi, CA 95240-3148 Lodi, CA 95240-3148
SUBJECT: Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids to
Construct the City of Lodi = Lodi Unified School District (LUSD) Compressed
Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling Facility at 820 South Cluff Avenue and Adopt
Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Compressed Natural
Gas Fueling Agreement with Lodi Unified School District
Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council agenda of
Wednesday, August 20, 2003. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the
City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street.
This item is on the consent calendar and is usually not discussed unless a
Council Member requests discussion. The public is given an opportunity to address
items on the consent calendar at the appropriate time.
If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council,
City of Lodi, P. O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the
mail. Or, you may hand -deliver the letter to City Hall, 221 West Pine Street.
If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's
card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and
give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the
Council, please contact Susan Blackston, City Clerk, at 333-6702.
If you have any questions about the item itself, please call Tiffani Fink, Transportation
Manager, at 333-6800, extension 2678, or Dennis Callahan, Fleet and Facilities
Manager, at 333-6800, extension 2690.
Richard C. Prima, Jr.
Public Works Director
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Enclosure
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