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Home My WebLink AboutRES NO 110-94RESOLUTION NO. I 1 0 ' 9 4 A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CLEAN AIR TRANSPORTATION COALITION AND AUTHORIZING THE EQUIPMENT SUPERINTENDENT TO APPLY TO THE DEPANTMENT OF ENERGY FOR DESIGNATION OF BAKERSFIELD AS A "CLEAN CITY". WHEREAS, it is desirable to reduce our dependence on gasoline and diesel fuels, particularly for vehicle fleets; and WHEREAS, the California Low Emissions Vehicle legislation establishes an aggressive program for the introduction of low emissions vehicles; and WHEREAS, California industries have led the nation in the development of alternative fuel vehicle technology and it is in the interest of promoting new business opportunities for the region to support the introduction of alternate fuel vehicles; and WHEREAS, the San Joaquin Valley does not meet clean air standards set forth in the California Clean Air Act and must comply with alternate fuel requirements of said Act; and WHEREAS, public health is enhanced through displacement of traditional transportation fuels; and the WHEREAS, it is in the interest of residents, business visitors and other constituencies of the region to receive the benefits of increased use of alternative fuels; and WHEREAS, it is desirable to minimize fleet conversions costs for all fleet owners; and WHEREAS, it is paramount to establish a self-sustaining alternative fuel infrastructure and market place; and WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield has been involved with clean air alternative fuels for a number of years; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: 1. The City of BaKersfield is hereby designated as a member of the San Joaquin Valley Clean Air Transportation Coalition, and the Equipment Superintendent for the City of Bakersfield is authorized to sign the attached non-binding Memorandum of Understanding in connection therewith. 2. The Equipment Superintendent, by copy of this Resolution and Memorandum of Understanding, is also hereby authorized to apply to the United States Department of Energy for designation of the City of Bakersfield as a "Clean City". .......... o0o .......... I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the~ty of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on JUL [~ , by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS ,ffi,~, EDWARDS, ~DeMOND, SMITH, BRUNNI, ROWLES, SALVAGGIO NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS r\ O ~'~ ~ ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS J~t O ¥'X ~ ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS ry'~ c..- t'~ -~ ~ ~.y.~ o-t-I.-- CITY CLERK and EX OFFICIO of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED JUt 1 ~ ~9% MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED AS TO FORM: JUDY K. SKOUSEN City Attorney Assistant City Attorney City of Bakersfield Attachment RMS:rb resolut ions\clcanai r .794 June 29, 1994 - 2 - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING S~n V ,lle Cle n Ake Co li io. V lle Cle n Cif. This non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is by and among the San Joaquin Valley Clean Air Transportation Coalition stakeholders (Central Valley Chapter) whose membership will change over time but currently includes: 3M National Advertising Company Bank of America California Energy Commission California Water Service Co. California Yosemite Tours Caltrans City of Sanger City of Selma City of Bakersfield City of Clovis City of Fresno FAX City of Fresno - Fleet Mgmt City of Porterville Clovis Unified School District Consolidated Irrigation District County of Fresno - Fleet Services CSUF Department of Agriculture Entenmann's-Orowheat Bakeries Fleet Star, Inc. Fresno Bee Fresno Catering Service Fresno County Rural Transit Fresno Unified School Dist. G.S.A. Gibbs Automated Fuels KFSN TV Channel 30 Lemoora Naval Air Station Madera County Pacific Bell Pepsi Cola PG&E Pricketts Dist. San Joaquin Valley Unified APCD Sanger Unified School Dist. Selma Unified School Dist. Sequoia Cab Company Sierra National Forest Southwest Transportation State of California Dept. of Corrections The Gas Company U.S. Cold Storage Visa Petroleum Visalia Unified School Dist. Zacky Farms MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, cont. The stakeholders, consisting of federal, state, local agency and private businesses, in the interest of: 1) reducing the national dependence on imported petroleum for transportation uses as specified in the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 2) working towards meeting vehicle emission standards as outlined in the Clean Air Act of 1990, 3) educating the public on alternative fuels and alternative-fueled vehicles, 4) encouraging the development of a market driven and sustained public alternative fuel infrastructure, 5) reducing fleet operating costs, will join together, to the extent riscally and reasonably practical, to acquire and operate 3,000 natural gas vehicles in the San Joaquin Valley within two years. The acquisitions of alternative fuel vehicles will be coordinated with other alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure needs, including refueling sites, operation and maintenance services and vehicle availability. These vehicles will be incorporated into federal, state and local government and private sector fleets, whose operators will receive assistance in collecting and analyzing data to determine the environmental, economic, and performance attributes of the alternative fuel vehicles. GSA has committed to the placement of alternate fueled vehicles throughout the San Joaquin Valley as fueling infrastructure is established. Information will be gathered and shared among the parties to this agreement. Funding and/or services for the project will also be shared with the parties to this agreement in a manner to be determined. The signing parties will also endeavor to leverage additional resources by recruiting other public and private sector parties to support the project. The Coalition will provide an annual progress report to the DOE and help facilitate public awareness of alternate fuels through its Public Information Committee. The Coalition will provide direction and define the objectives of this project through its executive board and appropriate committee(s). The Implementation Plan (Attachment 2) will serve as the guide document for this purpose. This MOU is not intended to and does not create any contractual rights and obligations with respect to the signatories or any other parties. This MOU may be amended with the consent of the signing parties and may be terminated by the mutual consent of this signing parties or by any party upon 30 days' written notice to the other parties. This MOU shall become effective the day the last party to sign does so. Authorized Signature Date