RESOLUTION NO. 25-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF $1.8 MILLION GRANT AWARD FOR CLEAN MOBILITY OPTIONS VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM’S 2023 MOBILITY PROJECT VOUCHER, AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE MOBILITY PROJECT VOUCHER AGREEMENT AND FINDING THE PROJECT STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE § 21080.25 WHEREAS, the Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program (Clean Mobility Voucher Pilot Program or “CMO”) provides funding for community-driven mobility projects that increase residents’ access to key destinations by providing various clean transportation options; and WHEREAS, on February 21, 2023, the City Council of the City of San Clemente directed City staff to apply for a grant under the CMO Voucher Pilot Program’s 2023 Mobility Project Voucher (“MPV”); and WHEREAS, the City of San Clemente, qualifies as a voucher applicant per the Implementation Manual for the Clean Mobility Options (hereinafter “CMO”) Voucher Program (hereinafter “Program”); and WHEREAS, the City of San Clemente, as Lead Applicant, submitted a Mobility Project Voucher Application on March 1, 2023, for the Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program (“CMO”), which application was for the procurement of light or medium duty battery electric vehicles to serve local mobility needs for the AB 1550 Low-income Communities west of Interstate 5, south of Avenida Pico, and north of Avenida Valencia; and WHEREAS, CALSTART, as the CMO Program Administrator, desires to contract with City of San Clemente for, and City of San Clemente desires to provide mobility services described in its application for the CMO MPV; and WHEREAS, the City of San Clemente is eligible to receive funding through CMO, a statewide initiative funded by California Climate Investments and California Energy Commission Clean Transportation Program Investments, and administered by California Air Resource Board’s Program Administrator team to provide funding for zero-emission shared mobility options to under-resourced communities in California; and WHEREAS, the City of San Clemente will comply with the requirements of the program and will accept the CMO voucher funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
Section 1. That based on the record as a whole, the project is hereby determined to be statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under California Public Resources Code § 21080.25 because it involves a new transit service on existing public right of way within an urbanized area.
Section 2. That the grant revenue from the CMO Program Administrator in the amount of up to $1,800,000 is hereby accepted for the San Clemente NEV Circulator Program for FY 2024/25 through 2029/30.
Section 3. That the City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to execute Agreement Number MP23W2A-11G in a form substantially similar to that presented to the City Council on March 4, 2025, including the approval of CMO voucher funds, reiterate CMO program commitment and compliance with CMO program requirements, and deliver them to the CMO Program Administrator Team.
Section 4. That City staff is authorized and directed execute such other documents and take such other and further actions as may be necessary and proper to implement the CMO Project as indicated within Agreement Number MP23W2A-11G and accomplish the purposes of this resolution.
Section 5. That the City Council directs staff to include the City’s total contribution of $534,000 under Agreement Number MP23W2A-11G to be included within the General Fund Budget for the final operational year of shuttle service within the FY2029 budget.
Section 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________________, _______.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 25-18 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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