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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-019
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHUU VISTA AUTHORIZING THE SAN DIEGO
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS TO CLAIM AND
APPROPRIATE CITY OF CHUU VISTA PRIOR-YEAR
UNALLOCATED TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT
ARTICLE 4.0 FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $165,000 FOR
THE ACQUISITION OF A MID-SIZE, CNG SHUTTLE BUS
FOR THE NATURE CENTER
WHEREAS, on May 23, 2002 the Metropolitan Transit Development Board (MTDB)
made a policy decision to eliminate its subsidization of Non-Transit Services, one of which is
Chula Vista Transit's Nature Center shuttle; and
WHEREAS, to avoid negative impacts on the service to the Nature Center, MTDB staff
developed a phase-out plan whereby the City would take over the administrative and financial
responsibilities of the Nature Center shuttle by Fiscal Year 2005; and
WHEREAS, the trolleys currently being used to transport Nature Center visitors from its
parking lot to the main facility are becoming obsolete and are powered by diesel engines; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to replace the trolleys with a 30-foot medium-duty,
mid-size, low-foot CNG (compressed natural gas) bus that will greatly reduce the air pollution
and the expensive maintenance costs associated with the older trolleys; and
WHEREAS, the Air Pollution Control District has awarded MTDB a $135,000 grant to
be used for the purchase of a CNG bus for the Nature Center; and
WHEREAS, SANDAG needs authorization from the City of Chula Vista to claim and
appropriate the City's prior-year unallocated Transportation Development Act Article 4.0 funds
in the amount of $165,000 to pay for the balance of the bus acquisition costs (total of $300,000);
and
WHEREAS, after purchasing the bus, MTDB will transfer ownership of it to the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby approve the claim and appropriation of prior year unallocated Transportation
Development Act (TDA) Article 4.0 funds in the amount of $165,000 for the acquisition of a
CNG bus to operate the Nature Center Shuttle.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that after the bus is purchased by MTDB, the City of
Chula Vista hereby agrees to accept ownership of the bus, which shall become part of the general
City vehicle fleet.
Resolution 2004-019
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Presented by
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 13th day of January, 2004, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
NAYS: Councilmembers:
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
Davis, McCann, Rindone, Salas and Padilla
None
None
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, CMC, City lerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITYOFCHUIA VISTA
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2oo4-019 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 13th day of January, 2oo4.
Executed this 13th day of January, 2oo4.
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Susan Bigelow, CMC, City C~
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