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RESOLUTION NO. __-__
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH ARUP US, INC. FOR
CONSULTING SERVICES TO DEVELOP A ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE (ZEV)
FLEET AND INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSITION PLAN,
IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond has approximately 400 vehicles across several departments which include sedans, pick -up trucks, medium and heavy -duty vehicles, off -road equipment, and emergency response vehicles wherein 5 vehicles are electric, and 79 vehicles are hybrid; and
WHEREAS, the City has endeavored to transition into Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) thru a review of existing vehicles and the development of a Fleet Infrastructure Transition Plan for the entire City fleet including vehicles being used by the Police and Fire Departments , in accordance with the California Air Resource Board’s (CARB) Advanced Clean Fleet (ACF) Regulation; and
WHEREAS, as part of the review of the fleet, an analysis of the existing and potential location of chargers, the electrical load requirements , potential grid impacts, backup generator needs, other energy storage methods needed for emergency response and the impact of additional electrical load during peak system usage must be included to the said transition plan; and
WHEREAS, a key part of th e Infrastructure Transition Plan is the development of estimates for the acquisition cost, procurement lead times, charging and refueling infrastructure, costs, contractor and design/build costs, and other associated costs of ZEV by 2025, 2030, and 2035, to include financing mechanisms and strategies; and
WHEREAS, City staff issued a Request for Proposals in the City’s secured online bidding system where proposals were received and considered. A panel comprised of City Staff was formed to evaluate and recommend a proposal. The panel recommended the proposal from Arup US, Inc.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and this City Council hereby so finds and determines.
Section 2. The allocation and appropriation of an amount not to exceed $250,000 from the Environmental and Community Investment Agreement is hereby approved.
Section 3. A contract with Arup US, Inc. for the Zero Emission Vehicle Fleet and Infrastructure Transition Plan in an amount not to exceed $250,000 is approved.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution of the Council of the City of Richmond was duly passed and adopted at a meeting thereof held October 22, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
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ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
PAMELA CHRISTIAN
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
EDUARDO MARTINEZ
Mayor
Approved as to form:
DAVE ALESHIRE
City Attorney
State of California }
County of Contra Costa : ss.
City of Richmond }
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. XX-XX, finally passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on [enter date].
Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond
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CLERK’S
CERTIFICATE
I, Pamela Christian, City Clerk of the City of Richmond, do hereby certify as follows:
The foregoing resolution is a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. XX-XX duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City duly and regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on the [X day of Month Year] , of which meeting all the members of said City Council had due notice and at which a majority thereof were present; and that at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
An agenda of said meeting was posted before said meeting at City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond, California, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief description of said resolution appeared on said agenda.
I have carefully compared the foregoing with the original on file and of record in my office, and the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting.
Said resolution h as not b een amended, mod ified or rescinded s ince the d ate of its adoption and the same is now in full force and effect.
Dated: , 2024.
City Clerk of the City of Richmond
[SEAL]