PREPARED BY: ANDREA MENDEZ DATE OF MEETING: 07/15/19
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) APPROPRIATING $8,129 FROM PARATRANSIT FUND BALANCE TO FUND THE ADDITIONAL COST TO PURCHASE TWO NEW VEHICLES FOR THE COMMUNITY SERVICES PARATRANSIT DIVISION INITIALLY AUTHORIZED VIA RESOLUTION 2018-159; AND (2) AUTHORIZING THE ADDITIONAL COST OF $4,986 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW CLASS B-FORD (E450) VEHICLE ($85,697) AND THE ADDITIONAL COST OF $3,143 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW BRAUN (ENTERVAN) LOW FLOOR MINIVAN ($50,857) FROM CREATIVE BUS SALES THROUGH THE CALACT/MBTA PURCHASING COOPERATIVE FOR A GRAND TOTAL COST OF $136,554
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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: Improve Connections to Healthy Eating and Active Living, FY 2019-21 City Council Priority Work plan, effective March 1, 2019.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Pablo receives Measure J funds from the Contra Costa County for the operations of Paratransit Services, which is operated through the Community Services Department and includes vehicle replacement.
In December 2018 staff researched available vehicles and found suitable replacements which meet the City's requirements through the CALACT/MBTA Purchasing Cooperative for vehicles in need of being replaced. 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 purchas...
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