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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> JUNE 17, 2013 <br /> TITLE: APPROVED <br /> ? As Recommended <br /> CONTRACT AWARD TO THE ? As Amended <br /> ELECTRIC CAR CO. FOR TWO El Ordinance on Reading <br /> El Ordinance on 2 n nd Reading <br /> ELECTRIC UTILITY VEHICLES ? Implementing Resolution <br /> (SPEC. NO. 13-030) ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY ANAGER <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Award a contract to The Electric Car Company of Long Beach for the purchase of two electric utility <br /> vehicles in a not to exceed amount of $70,600. <br /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> The Community Development Agency Parking Meter Unit operates the City's parking meter program. <br /> Parking Meter Technicians utilize small utility vehicles to perform routine maintenance and collect <br /> parking fees from approximately 1,300 parking meters located in the Downtown, Mid-Town, and <br /> Willard districts. Two of the Parking Meter Unit's gasoline-powered Kawasaki Mules that were <br /> purchased in 1998 and 2002 have exceeded their lifecycle and are difficult to maintain due to lack of <br /> replacement parts. <br /> <br /> In 2011 the City embarked on a five-year Alternative Energy Plan to convert 80 percent of the City <br /> fleet to alternative energy in five years. Currently, electric vehicles are the only alternative fuel <br /> vehicles (AFV) in the vehicle class applicable to parking meter operation. Staff considered several <br /> electric vehicles from Club Car, ECarCo, and Miles Automotive and found the Good Earth Firefly to <br /> be the most suitable for the City's needs. It is a zero-emission 100% electric AFV designed and <br /> equipped to handle the demands of the Parking Meter Unit operation. The Electric Car Company of <br /> Long Beach is the only authorized dealer in Southern California of Good Earth Firefly utility vehicles. <br /> As a result, staff recommends Council approval of the recommended action. <br /> <br /> FISCAL IMPACT <br /> Funds are available in the Fleet Maintenance Equipment Replacement Fund account (no. 07510101- <br /> 66400). <br /> <br /> APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Francisco Gutierrez <br /> Executive Director <br /> Finance & Management Services Agency SA <br /> <br /> 22C-1 <br />