HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2019-124 N.C.S. 08/05/2019Resolution No. 2019-124 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR THE ASSIGNED
REPRESENTATIVE, TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF
OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA RELATED TO THE APPLICATION
FOR AND RECEIPT OF STATE AND FEDERAL CREDITS FOR THE
PRODUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE FUEL
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma General Plan 2025 recognizes the importance of
reducing reliance on non-renewable energy sources, and encourages the use and development of
renewable or nontraditional sources of energy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma General Plan 2025 recognizes the importance of
reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, the City is implementing the Biomass-to-Biofuel (13213) project to use
methane gas produced at the Ellis Creek Water Recycling Facility and turn it into Compressed
Natural Gas (CNG) to fuel the City's refuse vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the installation of gas scrubbing and compression equipment and a CNG
fueling facility will provide CNG fuel that can be used for City refuse and other vehicles; and
WHEREAS, converting City vehicles to CNG fuel will reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and reduce reliance on petroleum-based fuels; and
WHEREAS, by converting biogas to transportation fuel, the City will produce low
carbon transportation fuels and will be eligible to register with the California Low Carbon Fuel
Standard (LCFS) program and generate environmental credits that have a monetary value; and
WHEREAS, by producing low carbon transportation fuels, the City will be eligible to
register with the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) program and produce credits
(Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINS), under the D5, Advanced Biofuel standard, and
D3, Cellulosic Biofuel standard; and
WHEREAS, the environmental credits generated through the LCFS and RFS2 programs
have a monetary value that can be sold to obligated parties, and the revenues can be used to
offset operations and maintenance costs of the 13213 project; and
WHEREAS, various documents are required to be filed with the US Environmental
Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board in order to obtain fuel credits.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Petaluma hereby authorizes the City Manager, or the assigned representative, to execute all
documents on behalf of the City of Petaluma related to the application for and receipt of state
and federal credits for the production of alternative vehicle fuel.
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 rAppr etl as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 51h day of August 2019, f oriai:
by the following vote:
ity Attorney
AYES: Mayor Barrett; Fischer; Healy; Kearney; King; Miller
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
Vice Mayor McDonnell
ABSTAIN:
None
ATTEST:
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Deputy City Clerk
Resolution No. 2019-124 N.C.S.
Mayor
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