RESOLUTION NO. 2023-046
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORONA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE
SUBMISSION OF THE ZERO-EMISSION BUS ROLLOUT
PLAN TO THE CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD AS
REQUIRED BY THE INNOVATIVE CLEAN TRANSIT
REGULATION.
WHEREAS, in 2018, California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Regulation, which requires public transit agencies to gradually transition to a 100 percent Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) fleet with a goal for the full transition by 2040;
WHEREAS, the main provisions of the ICT regulation include the following:
1. Small transit agencies which operate less than 100 buses in annual maximum service are required to submit a Board approved ZEB Rollout Plan by June 30,
23. 2. Small transit agencies must purchase a minimum number of ZEBs during future procurements, according to the following schedule:
a. Starting in calendar years 2026 through 2028, 25 percent of new bus purchases in each year must be ZEBs.
b. Starting in calendar year 2029, 100 percent of all new bus purchases must be ZEBs;
WHEREAS, the City of Corona’s ZEB Rollout Plan, currently being presented to the City Council for adoption, is a living document intended to guide the City’s conversion to a ZEB fleet and may be updated based on changes in vehicle technology, fleet size, and operating requirements.
WHEREAS, the Rollout Plan must be approved by the City governing body through the adoption of a resolution prior to submission to CARB. and WHEREAS, per the requirements of the ICT, the Rollout Plan includes the required information in the following sections:
1. Transit Agency Information
2. Rollout Plan General Information
3. Technology Portfolio
4. Current Bus Fleet Composition and Future Bus Purchases
5. Facilities and Infrastructure Modifications
6. Providing Service in Disadvantaged Communities
7. Workforce Training
8. Potential Funding Sources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Corona, California, hereby adopts the presented ZEB Rollout Plan as a guide for the implementation of ZEB technology and approves it for submission to CARB.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 7
th day of June 2023.
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
CERTIFICATION
I, the City Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of Corona, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7
th day of June 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this 7
th day of June 2023.
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City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
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