City Council
259 N. Wilma Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366
MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: James Pease, Public Works Director
Date: 04/11/2023
Subject: Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt the resolution accepting the City of Ripon Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan as required by the California Air Resources Board.
BACKGROUND:
In 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Regulation, which requires public transit agencies to gradually transition their bus fleets to zeroemission technologies. Starting 2029, 100 percent of all transit agencies’ new bus purchases must be zero-emission, with a goal of complete transition to zero-emission by 2040. The regulation also requires each transit agency to submit a complete Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan showing how it plans to achieve a full transition to zero-emission buses within the time frame allotted.
DISCUSSION:
The City currently has two buses that are fueled with compressed natural gas which will need to be replaced by 2040. Based on the current transit operation staff anticipates the replacements will be needed in 2037 and 2039. The attached Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan has been developed to meet the requirements outlined by the California Air Resources Board and must be submitted by July 1, 2023. The plan is a living document and the estimated timelines may be adjusted as needed depending on the needs of the City transit system.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Although there is no immediate fiscal impact with the adoption of the plan, future expenses will include the price difference between electric and compressed natural gas bus purchases and electrical charging stations. There are several potential funding sources staff will explore as the existing City buses get closer to the end of their lifecycle, if any opportunities arise sooner they will be presented to the City Council for consideration.
Attachments:
1. ZEB Roll Out Plan Final
RESOLUTION NO. 23-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RIPON ACCEPTING THE ZERO-EMISSION BUS ROLLOUT
PLAN
WHEREAS, in 2018, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Regulation, which requires public transit agencies to transition to a 100 percent zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleet by 2040; and WHEREAS, Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations § 2023 (13 CCR § 2023.1 through 2023.11) requires all public transit agencies to gradually transition their bus fleet to zero-emission technologies; and
WHEREAS, the ICT regulation requires each agency to submit a ZEB Rollout Plan (Rollout Plan) to CARB by July 1, 2023. The Rollout Plan is a living document intended to guide the agency’s conversion to a ZEB fleet; and
WHEREAS, the Rollout Plan must be accepted by the transit agency’s governing body through the adoption of a resolution prior to submission to CARB.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Ripon does hereby accept the ZEB Rollout Plan as a guide for the implementation of ZEB technology.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Ripon this 11th day of April, 2023, by the following vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED AS AMENDED BY CONSENT VOTE [4 TO 0]
MOVER: Leo Zuber, Vice Mayor
SECONDER:Gary Barton, Council Member
AYES: Michael Restuccia, Leo Zuber, Gary Barton, Dean Uecker AWAY: Daniel de Graaf
THE CITY OF RIPON,
A Municipal Corporation
By ________________________________
MICHAEL RESTUCCIA, Mayor
ATTEST:
By: ___________________________
LISA ROOS, City Clerk