Title:
Title
Cooperative Purchase Agreement: Renewable Liquified Natural Gas (RLNG)
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01207
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion: 1) approving the use of the cooperative purchase agreement from the County of Sacramento with Clean Energy (Contract No. WA00038567) for the purchase of renewable liquified natural gas (RLNG) in a total amount not to exceed $950,000 until the contract is no longer available for use; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute the purchases specified above.
Contact: Alison Kerstetter, Program Specialist, (916) 808-1163; Mark Stevens, Fleet Manager, (916) 808-5869, Department of Public Works
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Department of Public Works, Fleet Management Division, has an ongoing requirement to purchase renewable liquified natural gas (RLNG) for the Department of Public Works, Solid Waste and Recycling Division. The clean burning fuel is used for refuse trucks and allows the City to be less dependent on diesel fuel.
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are in accordance with City Code Chapter 3.56.
Economic Impacts: None
Environmental Considerations: No environmental review is necessary because the recommendations in this report involve the purchase RLNG for City vehicles and is not considered to be a project in accordance with Section 15378(b)(2) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines.
Sustainability: The recommended purchases are consistent with the updated Fleet Sustainability Policy adopted by City Council on December 12, 2017 (Resolution No. 2017-0478).
The County's cooperative purchase agreement with Clean Energy is for the purchase of RLNG, which is a type fuel that is generated from solid waste material, the most common which is methane gas generated from landfills. Renewable liquif...
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