Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorize the City Manager or designee to enter into a contract with Trillium for the Management and Maintenance of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Facility, management of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits, Electric credits, and ensure the supply of Renewable Compressed Natural Gas (RCNG) to the facility for an initial term of three (3) years with the option to renew for two (2) consecutive one-year periods up to five (5) years.
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Deadline for Action: None
Submitting Department: Administration - Transit Division
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Angelina DeRossett, Transit Manager Angelina.DeRossett@Visalia.City (559) 713-4591
Nick Mascia, Assistant City Manager, Nick.Mascia@Visalia.City, (559) 713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Staff requests that City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Trillium for the Management and Maintenance of the CNG Facility, management of the (LCFS) credits, Electric credits, and ensure the supply of RCNG to the facility for an initial term of three (3) years with the option to renew for two (2) consecutive one-year periods up to five (5) years. Funding for these contracts are preexisting within the current operational budget.
Background Discussion:
The CNG station located at the Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility at 525 North Cain Street in Visalia is owned and maintained by the Transit division. The City's Transit Division directly operates a fleet of 45 CNG buses from this facility. The Station includes a public access CNG Fueling station which is accessible 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Additionally, the fueling station supplies an adjacent slow-fill system for fueling the City's Solid Waste fleet of approximately 60 vehicles.
There are multiple contracts associated with the CNG station; The Maintenance and Management of the station, the management and retention of the LCFS and electric credits, and the management and supply of the RCNG...
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