PREPARED BY: GREG DWYER DATE OF MEETING: 12/17/18
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) DECLARING CERTAIN VEHICLES IN THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PARATRANSIT DIVISION AS SURPLUS PROPERTY TO BE SOLD OR DISPOSED OF WITH THE REVENUE GOING BACK INTO THE MEASURE J ACCOUNTS TO BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO NEW VEHICLES FROM CREATIVE BUS SALES TO TRANSPORT SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES; AND (2) APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM PARATRANSIT FUND BALANCE TO FUND THE PURCHASE OF NEW VEHICLES; AND (3) AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW CLASS B-FORD (E450) VEHICLE ($80,711) AND THE NEW BRAUN (ENTERVAN) LOW FLOOR MINIVAN ($47,715) FROM CREATIVE BUS SALES THROUGH THE CALACT/MBTA PURCHASING COOPERATIVE AT A TOTAL COST OF $128,426
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
The vehicle replacement policy meets the Council Priority Workplan item: Fiscal Sustainability (Budget Spending Controls), FY 2018-21 City Council Priority Work plan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
Staff has researched available vehicles and found suitable replacements which meet the City's requirements through the CALACT/MBTA Purchasing Cooperative. Pursuant to San Pablo Municipal Code section 3.16.110(E), the City may buy directly from a vendor at a price established by competitive bidding by another public jurisdiction even if the City had not joined with that public agency in a cooperative purchase ("piggybacking"). CALACT, the California Association for Coordinated Transportation, provides such a purchasing program that is federal and California State compliant. Thus, purchases made through CALACT/MBTA do not require the City to conduct a public bid as the purchase would be executed under an existing government contract that followed a competitive bid process. Although Municipal Code section 3.16.100(C) provides a preference ...
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