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AGENDA REPORT
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| | | | | | | | DATE:
| May 4, 2021
| TO:
| Mayor and City Council
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| Stefan T. Chatwin, City Manager
| | SUBJECT: | Resolution 2021-82 of the City Council of the City of Fairfield Authorizing Acceptance of FY 2020-2021 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 $19,955 from Senate Bill (SB) 862 funding through the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) revenue-based funding. This resolution authorizes the submittal of a grant allocation request for the electric infrastructure upgrades at the Fairfield Corporation Yard (Project), and accepts fiscal year (FY) 2020-2021 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 has allocated $19,955 in FY 2020-2021. The cities of Vacaville and Dixon have agreed to provide the City their FY 2020-2021 revenue-based allocations, totaling $3,784, in exchange for future Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds.
The City was awarded a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant in 2017, totaling $1.2 million, 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 FY 2019-2020 LCTOP monies ($273,710) and combine it with the City’s 2020-2021 allocation ($19,955). The City will also use next year’s 2021-2022 LCTOP allocation to supplement funding for the design and construction of electrical infrastructure upgrades at the City-owned Corporation Yard. Constructing these proposed improvements will allow 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 $19,955 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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| | | | | | | | | PUBLIC CONTACT/ADVISORY BODY RECOMMENDATION | N/A
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| | | | | | | | | ALTERNATIVE ACTION | | The City may choose against claiming the $19,955 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 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 | Shaun Vigil, Transportation Planner
(707) 434-3807
svigil@fairfield.ca.gov
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| | | | | | | | | COORDINATED WITH | Metropolitan Transportation Commission
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| REVIEWERS: | | Reviewer | Action | Date | | Feinstein, Diane | Approved | 4/20/2021 - 8:20 PM | | Kaushal, Paul | Approved | 4/20/2021 - 8:22 PM | | Alexander, Amber | Approved | 4/26/2021 - 12:04 PM | | Alexander, Amber | Approved | 4/26/2021 - 12:04 PM |
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