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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approvdl:
Item to be presented by:Christopher Price
DATE: April 8, 2003
SUBJECT: TRANSIT MAINTENANCE FACILITY - PROJECT NO. F0003 -
EXECUTE WORK AUTHORIZATION BETWEEN CITY AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY
DEPARTMENT: Transportation and Engineering Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council authorize the execution of the Work Authorization Agreement with the
Southern California Gas Company (Gas Company), and allow the expenditure of $219,517.00
plus 10% contingency from Account Nos. F0003205 and F0003801 to the Gas Company for
the design and installation of a high pressure gas line to the City's Transit Maintenance
Facility (TMF); and authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject
to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
The proposed Transit Maintenance Facility project includes property acquisition, design, and
construction of a permanent facility to accommodate the operation, maintenance, and
administrative functions of the City's transit system. Based on growth projections of the
City's transit system over the next 20 years, this facility will address both the current facility
inefficiencies and future service expansion.
The City's existing transit facility, built in 1969, is located in the Valencia Industrial Park
and was not designed for bus maintenance. The facility currently services a fleet of
75 vehicles, but is adequate for only 25 to 30 vehicles. The facility has no on-site fueling
capacity, automated bus wash, or adequate parking for the City's transit fleet. The fleet is
currently parked at three off-site locations, with the farthest site six miles away. The
existing facility has been identified in three separate external audits as severely deficient in
all respects. These inefficiencies increase operating costs by an estimated $1 million
annually.
Due to funding limitations, the construction of the facility will be phased. Phase I of the
proposed TMF project consists of the design and construction of a portion of the facility to
meet the existing needs and short-term expansion of the Santa Clarita Transit system for the
next five to ten years. Phase I would address all deficiencies and would provide for the use of
alternative fuels to meet new regulations expected in the next 12 months. The installation of
this high pressure service line will allow for significantly lower operational costs for the
proposed compressed natural gas fueling facility. At ultimate buildout, the TMF would
accommodate 150 buses, providing approximately 40,000 square feet for fleet maintenance
and 21,800 square feet for operations and administrative functions.
Upon acquisition of the Rye Canyon Business Park site in October 2001, staff initiated the
design phase of the project. The Gas Company has reviewed all possible paths for the high
pressure gas line to the acquired site by evaluating the most efficient and cost effective
route. Since this area is currently being developed, time is of the essence. The Gas Company
needs to place the high pressure gas line in the new roadway adjacent to the site before the
streets are paved in May 2003. Design of the overall facility is near completion, and staff
hopes to be ready for City Council authorization to begin construction this summer.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funds have been budgeted in Fiscal Year 2002-2003 in Account Nos. F0003205 and
F0003801 to cover the cost of the construction of the City of Santa Clarita's Transit
Maintenance Facility high pressure gas line.
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