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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT
(AND ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS INCLUDING ANY
AMENDMENTS), WITH SAWATCH INC. DBA SAWATCH
LABS FOR CONDUCTING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON
TRANSITIONING THE CITY OF LONG BEACH'S REFUSE
FLEET TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES, ON THE SAME TERMS
AND CONDITIONS AFFORDED TO SOURCEWELL
(CONTRACT NO. 030625-WEX), IN A TOTAL CONTRACT
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($20,000), UNTIL THE SOURCEWELL
CONTRACT EXPIRES ON JUNE 27, 2029, WITH THE
OPTION TO RENEW FOR AS LONG AS THE SOURCEWELL
CONTRACT IS IN EFFECT, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE
CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, Section 1802 of the Charter of the City of Long Beach (“City”) authorizes the City to purchase or otherwise obtain services, supplies, materials, equipment, and labor with other governmental agencies on a voluntary and selective basis, when authorized by a Resolution adopted by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the California Air Resources Board's Advanced Clean Fleets regulations require public agencies to transition medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including refuse trucks, to zero-emission vehicles over time, with fifty percent (50%) of new procurements starting on January 1, 2024, and one hundred percent (100%) of new procurements starting in 2030; and
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 WHEREAS, the City desires a feasibility study that evaluates the operational, financial, and infrastructure requirements associated with transitioning the City’s refuse fleet to electric vehicles (“Services”) for use by the Fleet Services Bureau of the Department of Financial Management (“Fleet”); and
WHEREAS, Sourcewell is a State of Minnesota local government unit and service cooperative created under the laws of the State of Minnesota (Minnesota Statutes Section 123A.21) that offers cooperative procurement solutions to government entities; and
WHEREAS, Sourcewell has a contract with WEX Bank for fleet payment solutions and related services, Contract No. 030625-WEX (“Sourcewell Contract”); and WHEREAS, Sawatch Inc., dba Sawatch Labs, is owned by WEX Bank; and WHEREAS, the City’s participation in the Sourcewell Contract will facilitate the City’s ability to obtain Services, as well as provide considerable cost benefits and administrative efficiencies to the City; and
WHEREAS, Fleet researched procurement options for an EV feasibility study, and discovered that other agencies had completed open, fair, transparent, and competitive procurement processes; and
WHEREAS, the City reviewed the cooperative agreement options and determined that the Sourcewell Contract provided the best value to the City; and WHEREAS, if the City had to utilize a formal bid process rather than participate in the Sourcewell Contract considerably more funds would be required; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 2. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to execute a contract, and any necessary documents including any amendments, with Sawatch Inc. dba Sawatch Labs for conducting a feasibility study on transitioning the City of Long 3 MOU;se A26-02830
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27 28 OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 Beach’s refuse fleet to electric vehicles, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the Sourcewell Contract, except as modified by mutual agreement of the City and Sawatch Inc. dba Sawatch Labs, in a total contract amount not to exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000), until the Sourcewell Contract expires on June 27, 2029, with the option to renew for as long as the Sourcewell Contract is in effect, at the discretion of the City Manager.
Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of_________________________________, 2026, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Noes: Councilmembers:
Absent: Councilmembers:
Recusal(s): Councilmembers:
City Clerk