HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-09-22 - AGENDA REPORTS - MTA AIR QUALITY MGMT DIST (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE:
SUBJECT:
DEPARTMENT
Agenda Item: 9
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented by:
September 22, 2009
Darren Hernandez
AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO
EXECUTE A LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS
ANGELES METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
(METRO) AND THE SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT (SCAQMD)
Administrative Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a Letter of Agreement (LOA) with the
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), for the purchase of seven,
40 -foot buses, in an amount not to exceed $2,245,000 from a Metro grant, subject to City
Attorney approval.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an Agreement with the South Coast Air
Quality Management District (SCAQMD) for a grant in the amount of $247,342 from the
Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program.
3. Appropriate the total project cost of $3,351,000 to expenditure account 12400.5201.003.
Increase grant revenue account 700.4621.001 by $247,342 and grant revenue account
700.4424.009 by $2,245,000. The remaining local match of $858,658 to cover the project
cost will come from the Transit Fund Balance.
BACKGROUND
Santa Clarita Transit has a fleet replacement program that meets the.Federal Transit
Administration's 12 -year life cycle for transit vehicles. Seven 1997 diesel Gillig buses have
IPPRiVED
reached their useful life. To assist in funding, staff successfully secured $2,245,000 in grant
funds through the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) 2007 "Call for
Projects," and $247,342 was secured through the Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards
Attainment Program.
City staff is researching the procurement options to replace the seven buses with Compressed
Natural Gas (CNG), alternative fuel 40 -foot local transit buses. Staff will return to Council to
award a contract when options have been secured.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund with this procurement. The total project cost is
$3,351,000, of which $2,245,000 will come from a Metro grant the City secured through the
2007 Call for Projects, $247,342 from the South Coast Air Quality Management District
(AQMD) Carl Moyer Grant, and $858,268 from the Transit Fund Balance.