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CC - PUBLIC HEARING AND FOUR FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT (1) Adoption of Motion Making a Finding Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 35554(d)(1)(B) that the City's Transit Fleet Class Expansion is Necessary to Address a Need to Serve an Existing Market Pursuant to the City's Short-Range Transit Plan Approved on May 26, 2015; and (2) Approval of a Contract with New Flyer of America Inc., for the Purchase of 18 Advanced Design, Heavy-Duty, Low Floor Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Powered Forty-Foot Transit Buses and Optional Equipment in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $11,171,500.
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Contact Person/Dept: Paul Condran/Transportation
Phone Number: (310) 253-6520
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Commission Name:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (12/10/15) (USPS) Cities and Counties in Which the Proposed Busses Might Travel (12/08/15)
Department Approval: Art Ida, Director of Transportation (12/01/15)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) adopt a motion making a finding, pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 35554(d)(1)(B), that the City's transit fleet class expansion is necessary to address a need to serve an existing market pursuant to the City's Short-Range Transit Plan approved on May 26, 2015; ; (2) approve a budget amendment appropriating $11,171,500 as outlined in the Fiscal Impact section of this report; and (3) approve a contract for the purchase of 18 advanced design buses and optional equipment from New Flyer of America, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $11,171,500.
A Budget Amendment Requires a 4/5th Vote.
PROCEDURE:
1. The Mayor seeks a motion to receive and file the aff...
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