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AGENDA REPORT
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| | | | | | | | DATE:
| March 24, 2020
| TO:
| Mayor and City Council
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| Stefan T. Chatwin, City Manager 
| | SUBJECT: | Resolution 2020-46 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing Acceptance of FY 2019-2020 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Grant Allocations from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for Electric Infrastructure Upgrades at the Fairfield Corporation Yard |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION | | Adopt resolution. |
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| | | | | | | | | STATEMENT OF ISSUE | | The City anticipates receiving $273,710 from Senate Bill (SB) 862 funding through the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) revenue and population-based funding. This resolution authorizes the submittal of a grant allocation request for the Electric Infrastructure Upgrades at the Fairfield Corporation Yard (Project) and to accept fiscal year 2019-2020 LCTOP grant funds. |
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| | | | | | | | | DISCUSSION | The LCTOP is one of several programs that are part of the Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program established by the California Legislature in 2014 by Senate Bill (SB) 862. The LCTOP was created to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve mobility. Through LCTOP, the City of Fairfield is allocated $273,710 in fiscal year 2019-2020.
The City was awarded two Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grants in 2016 and 2017 totaling $2,431,518 to purchase up to three electric buses and upgrade electrical infrastructure to accommodate electric bus charging stations. These will be the first electric buses in the Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST) fleet. As proposed, the City will use fiscal year 2019-2020 LCTOP monies and combine it with the City’s 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 LCTOP allocations to supplement funding for the design and construction of electrical infrastructure upgrades at the City-owned Corporation Yard. Constructing these proposed improvements allows FAST to make progress towards meeting the California Air Resources Board’s established goal that all transit fleets be converted to electric by 2040.
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| | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT | | FAST anticipates receiving $273,710 in programmed LCTOP funding for the corporation yard electric infrastructure upgrade project. This funding requires no local match. All operating and capital expenses for FAST are supported with local, state, and federal transportation grant funds. No financial resources from the City’s General Fund are used for FAST expenses. |
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| | | | | | | | | CITY COUNCIL WORKPLAN | Community Safety
| Community Infrastructure | Quality of Life | | Financial and Operational Sustainability | Economic Development | Travis Air Force Base |
| City Council Goal this item supports:
Financial and Operational Sustainability |
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| | | | | | | | | Project: | One-time item not recommended for including in the Workplan
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| | | | | | | | | PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION | N/A
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| | | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVE ACTION | | The City could choose against claiming the $273,710 in LCTOP funding for the design and construction of the electrical upgrade project at the City-owned Corporation Yard. Unclaimed LCTOP funding will be reallocated by the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) to other transportation agencies in the region. However, not claiming this funding would result in FAST needing to obtain additional funding to support the electrification of the transit fleet. |
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| | | | | | | | | STAFF CONTACT | Tina Do Tran, Transportation Planner
707-434-3863
ttran@fairfield.ca.gov
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| | | | | | | | | COORDINATED WITH | Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Solano Transportation Authority
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| REVIEWERS: | | Reviewer | Action | Date | | Panganiban, Ryan | Approved | 2/28/2020 - 6:16 PM | | Kaushal, Paul | Approved | 2/28/2020 - 6:25 PM | | Alexander, Amber | Approved | 3/2/2020 - 2:24 PM | | Alexander, Amber | Approved | 3/5/2020 - 6:31 PM |
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