Agenda Item Wording:
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Approval of Visalia Transit's Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan including approval of Resolution No. 2023-23 required, and authorize the City Manager to sign on behalf of Visalia Transit.
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Deadline for Action: 7/1/2023 - Needs to be submitted to CARB (California Air Resource Board).
Submitting Department: Administration - Transit Division
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Caleb Bowman, Transit Management Analyst,
Caleb.Bowman@Visalia.City, (559) 713-4794
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 recommends that the City Council approve Visalia Transit's Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan, approve the required Resolution No. 2023-23 and authorize the City Manager to review, approve, and sign future updates to the plan.
Summary:
Achieving compliance with the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation, Visalia Transit has developed the Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan (Rollout Plan). This is required by all transit agencies for future grant applications and provides a path for agencies to follow to meet the Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation as part of the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) overall approach to accelerate a large-scale transition to zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The attached plan shows a snapshot of the current transit fleet and infrastructure, as well as the path staff will follow to ensure 100% of the buses in the transit fleet are zero-emissions by 2040.
Background Discussion:
The Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation became effective October 1, 2019, and requires all public transit agencies to gradually transition their bus fleets to zero-emission technologies. The ICT regulation applies to all transit agencies that own, operate, or lease buses with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds. It covers s...
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