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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA,
DISPENSING WITH COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR A DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CLEAN
ENERGY FUELS FOR CNG FUELING STATION OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE, RNG PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT, CREDITS
ADMINISTRATION AND INSTALLATION OF REPLACEMENT FUELING STATION
EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale (City) provides the Beeline fixed-route bus service for the community and operates Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the CNG Vehicle Fueling Station and CNG Sales Agreement into which the City and Clean Energy Fuels entered October 30, 2008, Clean Energy Fuels designed, owns, operates and maintains the current CNG fueling station; and
WHEREAS, by owning the fueling station itself, the City would qualify for Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Renewable Identification Number credits, which are available only to station owners; and
WHEREAS, Clean Energy Fuels provided a proposal for CNG fueling station operations and maintenance, RNG procurement and management, credits administration, and the installation of replacement CNG fueling station equipment by which the City would own the station and receive RNG credits; and WHEREAS, under the proposal, the City is estimated to reduce its fuel cost approximately $440,000 in the first 18 months, during which Clean Energy Fuels would source and install upgraded fueling station equipment, and up to $1,120,000 thereafter, pending the City’s transition to zero-emission vehicles; and WHEREAS, in addition to reducing the cost of fuel, the proposal minimizes the prospect of disrupted fuel delivery, as Clean Energy Fuels would continue to operate and maintain the fueling station, which has not experienced any service disruptions; and WHEREAS, the City is unlikely to obtain more favorable terms for a CNG fueling station agreement following a request for proposals process, and such a process could disrupt CNG fueling station operations; and
WHEREAS, the City has Measure R Local Return and Measure M Local Return funds to procure the new CNG fueling station equipment, the cost of which under the proposal is $3,940,400; and
WHEREAS, an exemption to competitive bidding may be found where the City Council determines that it is in the best interest of the City to dispense with competitive 2 1
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bidding; and
WHEREAS, given the need to continue providing transit services and other municipal operations to the public, it appears that adequate justification exists and it is in the City’s best interest―upon the recommendation of the Director of Public Works―to dispense with competitive bidding and authorize the City Manager or a designee to execute an agreement with Clean Energy Fuels for CNG fueling station operations and maintenance, RNG procurement and management, credits administration, and the installation of replacement CNG fueling station equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE:
1. The foregoing facts are deemed to be true and correct and are a basis for dispensing with competitive bidding, and the City Council hereby finds that it is in the best interest of the City to dispense with competitive bidding.
2. The Council hereby:
A. Dispenses with competitive bidding; and
B. Authorizes the City Manager or a designee to enter into and execute an agreement—subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney— for a ten-year term with Clean Energy Fuels for CNG fueling station operations and maintenance, RNG procurement and management, credits administration, and the installation of replacement CNG fueling station equipment.
Adopted this day of , 2025.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2025, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
City Clerk