HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 2025-134 N.C.S. 09/15/2025
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Resolution No. 2025-134 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF AN ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK FOR
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THROUGH HANSEL FORD AND AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE
PURCHASE.
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma seeks to purchase a new electric pickup truck for the Airport Division; and
WHEREAS, the City is a member of the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program (formerly National
Joint Powers Alliance), which supports cooperative purchasing, allowing the City the opportunity to access
competitively awarded and nationally leveraged cooperative purchasing contracts; and
WHEREAS, the Sourcewell cooperative price meeting specifications for the electric pickup truck was
submitted by Olathe Ford Sales Inc., (Sourcewell Contract #032824-OLA) for $67,769.57; and
WHEREAS, a lower negotiated price of $66,465.30 meeting specifications for the electric pickup truck was
submitted by Petaluma-based Hansel Ford, which will save $1,304.27; and
WHEREAS, the City’s purchasing rules require the City to formally bid any purchase over the Charter
threshold, currently around $33,000. However, the common law recognizes a bidding exception for circumstances
where competitive bidding of public contracts otherwise required by statute may be excused, including
circumstances where the contract is such that competitive proposals would be unavailing or would not produce
an advantage, and the advertisement for competitive bid would thus be undesirable, impractical, or impossible
(Graydon v. Pasadena Redevelopment, Agency (1980) 104 Cal.App.3d 631); and
WHEREAS, the electric pickup truck provided by Hansel Ford is consistent with other City-owned vehicles,
and methods of operation and by using only electricity, this vehicle purchase advances the City’s efforts to achieve
climate action goals; and
WHEREAS, funds in the amount of $70,000 were included and approved in the FY 25/26 budget for
purchasing an electric pickup truck; and
WHEREAS, the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that purchasing an electric pickup
truck does not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting
in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment, and because the action constitutes organizational or administrative activities of governments that
will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment and relatedly, should the proposed action
constitute a project under CEQA, it would be exempt under the common-sense exemption, CEQA Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3), as the use of an electric pickup truck does not produce emissions and CEQA Guidelines
Section 15301, existing facilities, as the truck will be used to support and operate the airport.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Petaluma as follows:
1. Declares the above recitals to be true and correct and are incorporated into this resolution as findings of the
City Council;
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2. Finds that the proposed action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), in that purchasing an electric pickup truck does not
meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the action does not have the potential for resulting in either a
direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment, and because the action constitutes organizational or administrative activities of governments
that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. Relatedly, should the proposed
action constitute a project under CEQA, it would be exempt under the common-sense exemption, CEQA
Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), as the use of an electric pickup truck does not produce emissions, and CEQA
Guidelines Section 15301, existing facilities, as the truck will be used to support and operate the airport .
3. Finds that purchasing the electric pickup truck through Hansel Ford is in compliance with the City’s
purchasing requirements.
4. Approves the purchase of an electric pickup truck from Hansel Ford, an approved vendor for the Ford Motor
Company, for $66,465.30, including taxes and fees.
5. Authorizes the City Manager or her designee to execute any necessary agreements and documents to
complete the purchase of vehicles and related equipment.
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
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 15th day of September
2025, by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: McDonnell, Barnacle, DeCarli, Nau, Quint, Shribbs
NOES: None
ABSENT: Cader Thompson
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor
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