HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-14 - RESOLUTIONS - ADOPTING THE SCL TRANSIT ZERO-EMISSIONS BUS ROLLOU (2)' RESOLUTION NO. 20-53
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE SANTA CLARITA TRANSIT ZERO -
EMISSION BUS ROLLOUT PLAN
WHEREAS, in 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the
Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Regulation, which requires public transit agencies to transition to
a 100 percent zero -emission bus (ZEB) fleet, such as battery -electric or fuel cell electric, by
2040; and
WHEREAS, the ICT includes the following requirements for bus purchases for large
transit agencies such as the City of Santa Clarita Transit:
• 25 percent of all new bus purchases must be zero emission by January 1, 2023
• 50 percent of all new bus purchases must be zero emission by January 1, 2026
• 100 percent of all new bus purchases must be zero emission by January 1, 2029
• 100 percent of fleet must be zero emission by January 1, 2040
• Annual compliance reports must be submitted to CARB by March of every year
from 2021 to 2050; and
' WHEREAS, the ICT regulation requires each agency to submit a ZEB Rollout Plan
(Rollout Plan) to CARB by July 2020. The Rollout Plan is a living document intended to guide
the agency's conversion to a ZEB fleet; and
WHEREAS, the Rollout Plan must be approved by the transit agency's governing body
through the adoption of a resolution; and
WHEREAS, per the requirements of the ICT, the Rollout Plan includes the following
components:
• Introduction, including Santa Clarita Transit's operations, service area, and
environmental factors
• Fleet and Acquisitions, including Santa Clarita Transit's proposed fleet
procurement plan through 2040
• Facilities and Infrastructure Modifications, including a description of each
operating and maintenance facility and potential facility modifications needed to
support a ZEB fleet
• Disadvantaged Communities, which describes the disadvantaged communities
(DACs) if any, that will be impacted by the ZEB transition
• Workforce Training, which provides background on personnel training
requirements for ZEB implementation
• Funding Opportunities, which outlines potential funding sources for ZEB
' implementation
• Start -Up and Scale -Up Challenges, which describes challenges the agency will
have to mitigate during ZEB implementation.
Page 1 of 2
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does I
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Adopt the City of Santa Clarita Transit's Zero -Emission Bus Rollout Plan
and approve it for submission to CARB.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 14t' day of July 2020.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 20-53 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 10 day of July 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Kellar, Weste, Miranda, McLean, Smyth
None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
C,, w ,/_4 ' �e
CITY CLERK
Page 2 of 2