HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2019-072 N.C.S. 05/20/2019Resolution No. 2019-072 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF THREE REPLACEMENT
PARATRANSIT VEHICLES AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE
ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma seeks to replace three existing paratransit vehicles that have
reached the end of their operational lifespan with new units, in order to maintain fleet reliability; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, eligible project
sponsors wishing to receive a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5307 grant for a project
shall submit an application with the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MPO), for
review and inclusion in the MPO's Transportation Improvement Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma submitted an application and subsequently has been awarded
Section 5307 funding for purchasing paratransit vehicles in the amount of $192,700 in FTA funds, and
$64,783 in Transportation Development Act funds to MTC and the FTA in June and December 2017;
and
WHEREAS, an option to purchase three paratransit vehicles through a procurement consortium
was used, led by the California Association for Coordinated Transportation and Morongo Basin Transit
Authority, known as the "Cooperative," where A -Z Bus Sales of Sacramento, CA was a successful
bidder; and
WHEREAS, the Petaluma Municipal Code section 4.04. 100 provides that purchases made
through a cooperative purchasing program with the state, county or other public agencies are exempt
from provisions of Chapter 4.04 of the Petaluma Municipal Code which requires the City to conduct its
own competitive bid process for certain purchases and documentation as to the advantage of the
cooperative purchases will be retained; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing the quotes from A -Z Bus Sales, staff recommends that the Council
authorize the purchase of three paratransit buses from A -Z Bus Sales under the terms of the CalACT
MBTA Cooperative.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Petaluma
hereby authorizes the City Manager to accept the Assignment to Purchase Agreement from CalACT-
MBTA and approve the purchase of three paratransit buses to A -Z Bus Sales in an amount not to exceed
$257,483.82 and authorizes the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to complete the
purchase.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the pprov das to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 20t1 day of May fr
2019, by the following vote:
City Attorney
AYES: Mayor Barrett; Fischer; Healy; Kearney; King; Vice Mayor McDonnell; Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
Deputy City lerk Mayor
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