BOARD MEETING DATE: March 5, 2010
AGENDA NO. 36
REPORT:
Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee
SYNOPSIS:
Below is a summary of key issues addressed at the MSRC’s meeting on February 18, 2010. Note the MSRC did not meet in December 2009 or January 2010. The MSRC’s next scheduled meeting is March 18, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in Conference Room CC8.
COMMITTEE:
Receive and file.
Michael D. Antonovich
AQMD Representative on MSRC
Additional Funds for Public School Buses Approved
As part of its FY 2008-09 Work Program, the MSRC allocated $3 million for an Alternative Fuel School Bus Incentives Program to provide buydown incentives for public school buses. The MSRC previously awarded a total of $1.66 million to A-Z Bus Sales, one of its approved school bus vendors, leaving an available balance of $1.34 million. At its February 18, 2010 meeting, the MSRC unanimously approved an additional $480,000 to A-Z Bus Sales to fulfill bus orders from Downey, William Hart and Newhall School Districts for two CNG school buses and nine propane school buses. CNG school buses receive a $60,000 buydown and propane school buses receive $40,000. The AQMD Board will consider this item at its March 5, 2010 Board meeting.
Two Sole-Source Contracts Approved under FY 2009-10 Work Program
The Coachella Valley Regional PM10 Street Sweeping Program is an element of the Coachella Valley SIP. Frequent street sweeping, especially following wind events, has been demonstrated to mitigate PM10 emissions from “blow sand”. At its February 18, 2010 meeting, as an element of the FY 2009-10 Work Program, the MSRC unanimously approved a sole-source contract in the amount of $400,000 for the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) to continue the Regional PM10 Street Sweeping Program for the next fiscal year. AQMD staff agreed to work with CVAG to find other permanent funding sources.
Athletic stadiums being constructed today incorporate transportation friendly designs. Dodger Stadium, however, having been constructed in 1962, does not have transit access nor is it currently being serviced by a transit agency. As a result, passenger vehicles traveling to and from Los Angeles Dodgers’ home games generate emissions and contribute to traffic congestion on adjacent arterial streets and freeways. The availability of a clean fuel shuttle service originating from existing public transit locations to the Dodgers’ games would result in direct and tangible emission reductions by eliminating automobile vehicle miles traveled and automobile trips. At its February 18, 2010 meeting, the MSRC unanimously approved a sole-source contract in the amount of $300,000 for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) to demonstrate a clean fuel shuttle service to Dodger Stadium as part of the MSRC’s FY 2009-10 Work Program. The funds will be used to offset fares during the 2010 season. Metro and the LA Dodger Organization will contribute in-kind funding of at least $465,000 to support and promote the service.
The AQMD Board will consider both sole-source contracts at its March 5, 2010 Board meeting.
New/Replacement Contract for Los Angeles County MTA
As an element of the FY 2003-04 Work Program, Metro was awarded a $120,000 contract to enhance the region’s rideshare database systems through the creation of a direct communications link between Metro’s TripMaster and the Riverside County Transportation Commission’s (RCTC’s) RidePro. Among other features, the communications link will facilitate the access of transit itineraries through the CommuteSmart.info website. This contract expired recently before a modification to extend the term could be executed. At its February 18, 2010 meeting, the MSRC unanimously approved a new/replacement contract for Metro with a six-month term in the amount of $53,511, which is the amount of funds unspent on the original contract. The AQMD Board will consider this item at its March 5, 2010 Board meeting.
20th Anniversary Celebration & Outreach Event
2010 marks the 20th anniversary of the legislation authorizing creation of the MSRC. AB 2766 was signed into law on September 30, 1990. The Administrative Subcommittee of the MSRC’s Technical Advisory Committee reported they have been brain storming concepts to utilize the celebration of this hallmark as an outreach and marketing opportunity. The event would be held in September 2010. The MSRC’s direction to the Subcommittee was to seek sponsors to fund the celebration. Further information will be provided as it develops.
Received and Approved Final Reports
The MSRC received and approved four final reports, as follows:
City of Cathedral City Contract #MS03069, which provided $22,953 for installation of wind fencing;
Avery Petroleum Contract #MS07020, which provided $250,000 for construction of a CNG refueling station;
ABC Unified School District Contract #MS08071, which provided $63,000 for construction of a CNG refueling station; and
Newport-Mesa Unified School District Contract #MS06048, which provided $50,000 for construction of a CNG refueling station.
All final reports are filed in the AQMD's library and a two-page summary of each closed project can be viewed in the electronic library on the MSRC's website at http://www.cleantransportationfunding.org.
Contract Modification Requests
At its February 18, 2010 meeting, the MSRC considered contract modification requests and took the following unanimous actions:
For City of Culver City Contract #MS07072, which provides $72,865 to demonstrate retrofits on off-road construction equipment, approval of a 16-month contractual term extension;
For Community Recycling and Resource Recovery Contract #MS07060, which provides $177,460 to demonstrate retrofits on off-road construction equipment, approval of a 16-month contractual term extension;
For Shimmick Construction Contract #MS07063, which provides $80,800 to demonstrate retrofits on off-road construction equipment, approval of a 16-month contractual term extension;
For Azusa Unified School District Contract #MS08076, which provides $172,500 for installation of a limited-access CNG station and maintenance facility modifications, approval of a one-year contractual term extension;
For Westport Fuel Systems Contract #MS07003, which provides $1,500,000 for advanced natural gas engine incentives, approval of a six-month contractual term extension;
For Burrtec Waste Industries Contract #MS08005, which provides $450,000 towards the purchase of 15 heavy-duty natural gas vehicles, approval of an 11-month contractual term extension;
For Burrtec Waste Industries Contract #MS08006, which provides $450,000 towards the purchase of 15 heavy-duty natural gas vehicles, approval of an 11-month contractual term extension;
For City of Los Angeles, Department of Water & Power Contract #ML06020, which provides $50,000 towards the purchase of a CNG boom truck and CNG dump truck, approval to eliminate the purchase of and associated funding for the CNG dump truck and a seven-month contractual term extension;
For City of Baldwin Park Contract #ML07039, which provides $50,000 towards the purchase of two heavy-duty natural gas vehicles, approval of a 14-month contractual term extension;
For Griffith Company Contract #MS07070, which provides $230,705 to demonstrate retrofits on off-road construction equipment, approval of an 18-month contractual term extension; and
For County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works Contract #ML05009, which provides $56,666 for the installation of two LPG stations, approval of an 18-month contractual term extension, contingent upon receiving a satisfactory progress report in nine months.
Contracts Administrator’s Report
The MSRC's AB 2766 Contracts Administrator provides a written status report on all open contracts from FY 2002-03 through the present. The Contracts Administrator’s Report for February 2010 is attached for your information.
Attachment (PDF, 228k)
February 2010 Contracts Administrator’s Report