HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 1999-19333 RESOLUTION NO. 19333
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING FUND TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND THE METROPOLITAN
TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT BOARD (MTDB) FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF FIFTEEN COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS BUSES
AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER AND REPROGRAMMING OF
FUNDS
WHEREAS, at its meeting on September 22, 1998, Council accepted a report
comparing diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) buses for the Chula Vista Transit (CVT)
fleet, and authorized staff to purchase fifteen CNG buses as part of a regional bus
procurement administered by MTDB; and
WHEREAS, the MTDB has a policy (Policy 18, Section 18.1.6) that encourages capital
procurement for local transit system operators by exchanging Transportation Development Act
(TDA) funds for federal capital funds; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of the fifteen CVT buses is $4,995,000, or $333,000 per
bus with the CVT project funded by the following components: an exchange of $2,228,000
in Chula Vista TDA 4.0 funds for $2,228,000 federal Section 5307 funds; ~2,000,00,.0. in
Chula Vista TDA funds previously programmed for hydrogen fuel Cell buses~ a:n additional
$687,000 in Chula Vista TDA funds; and $80,000 in Air Pollution Control District AB2766
funds. The inclusion of the APCD funds of $80,000 lowers the total Chula Vista funding
commitment from $4,995,000 to $4,915,000, reducing the unit cost per bus to the City from
$333,000 to approximately $327,666.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby approve a Fund Transfer Agreement, a copy of which is on file in the office of
the City Clerk, between the City of Chula Vista and the Metropolitan Transit Development
Board (MTDB) for the Acquisition of fifteen Compressed Natural Gas Buses.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of Chula Vista is hereby
authorized and directed to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Chula
Vista.
BE !T FURTHER RESOLVED that the transfer and reprogramming of $2,000,000 in City
of Chula Vista TDA funds' from hydrogen fuel cell buses to six CNG buses is hereby
authorized.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Resolution 19333
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 12'h day of January, 1999, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Moot, Padilia, Salas and Horton
NAYS: Councih'nembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmernbers: None
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 19333 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 12th day of January, 1999.
Executed this 12th day of January, 1999.
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk