REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 02/15/2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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Zero-Emission Bus Rollout and Implementation Plan.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff presentation is an informational update on the California Air Resources Board statewide mandate to analyze transit agency operations for the selection of zero emission bus fuel technology. All transit agencies are required to develop and submit a Zero-Emission Bus Rollout and Implementation Plan by July 1, 2023. City staff is working with the Riverside County Transportation Commission in the development of the Riverside County Zero-Emission Bus Rollout and Implementation Plan.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council receive the information for discussion and set a future meeting date of March 15, 2023, for the potential final discussion and selection of a zero-emission bus fuel technology for Riverside County Transportation Commission to incorporate the City's selection in its rollout and implementation plan.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) instituted the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation in December 2018. Per the regulation, all public transit agencies are required to gradually transition to a 100-percent zero-emission fleet by 2040. This goal is to be achieved through the purchase of new zero-emission buses in accordance with the purchasing rules, shown in the table below. Beginning in 2026 through 2028, 25% of bus purchases each year (if any) must be equipped with zero-emission technology. Starting in 2029 and thereafter, one-hundred (100) percent of fleet purchases must be zero-emission. For example, in compliance with Federal Transportation Agency bus replacement regulations, Corona is required to purchase seven (7) buses in 2028, based on its current procurement schedule. Of the seven buses, only two (2) will need to comply with the mandate at...
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