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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 12 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />February 21, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Purchase of Six Chevrolet Bolt EVs and Two Chevrolet Traverse SUVs <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Award Purchase Order to National Auto Fleet Group for Six Chevrolet Bolt EVs and <br />Two Chevrolet Traverse SUVs in the Amount of $275,765 (Specification No. 23-008) <br />(General and Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize a one-time purchase and payment to National Auto Fleet Group for six <br />2023 Chevrolet Bolt EVs, and two 2023 Chevrolet Traverse SUVs, in the amount of <br />$255,765, plus a contingency of $20,000 for a total amount not to exceed $275,765, <br />subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment recognizing $193,589 in prior-year fund <br />balance in the Air Quality Improvement (AB 2766) Fund, Prior Year Carry Forward <br />revenue account and appropriate the same amount into the Fleet Services-Air <br />Quality Improvement expenditure account for this item. (Requires five affirmative <br />votes) <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency’s Parks, Fleet, and Facilities Services Division is responsible <br />for the acquisition, maintenance, repair, and replacement of vehicles, trucks, and <br />maintenance equipment. The Division routinely evaluates vehicles that need to be <br />replaced on the basis of age, condition, cost, usage, safety history, and operating <br />performance. <br />Adopted in 1990, California Assembly Bill 2766 (AB 2766) allows motor vehicle <br />subvention fund recipients to replace conventionally fueled vehicles with lower emission <br />and zero emission vehicles. In an effort to implement projects that advance the <br />California Clean Air Act mobile source emission reduction goals, the Fleet Services <br />Division is in the process of identifying six vehicles that have outlived its lifecycle and <br />can be replaced with the six new 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EVs, funded by AB 2766. <br />The Public Works Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Engineering Division promotes, <br />constructs, and maintains the City’s infrastructure. This team provides quality <br />professional civil engineering and architectural design and construction services for the