Resolution 14144CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION N014144
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO 1) ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT FOR CARL
MOYER PROGRAM GRANTS TO REPLACE TWO FERRY VESSEL DIESEL
ENGINES AND ONE DIESEL GENERATOR, AND 2) CONDUCT AN OPEN
MARKET PURCHASE OF TWO FERRY VESSEL DIESEL ENGINES AND ONE
DIESEL GENERATOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 3-15 OF THE ALAMEDA
CITY CHARTER, AND EXECUTE THE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
(REQUIRES FOUR AFFIRMATIVE VOTES)
WHEREAS, on April 4, 2007, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District
(BAAQMD) approved $535,916 in Carl Moyer Program grant funds for the City's
Alameda/Oakland Ferry Service (AOFS) for the purchase of three ferry vessel diesel
engines; and
WHEREAS, the Carl Moyer Program provides funds to implement projects that
reduce emissions from heavy-duty engines; and
WHEREAS, Section 3-15 of the City Charter provides that the City Council, by
four affirmative votes, can authorize an open market purchase if it determines that
materials or supplies can be purchased at a lower price in the open market; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that purchasing diesel engines from the same
CD manufacturer as the existing engines will result in a savings of $70,000, reduce the time
the Peralta is out of commission by two weeks, and reduce long-term maintenance and
fuel costs, thereby demonstrating price savings by open market purchasing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that purchasing a diesel generator from the
same manufacturer as the existing generator for the Encinal will reduce installation
costs of approximately $20,000, reduce maintenance costs, and reduce on-site
servicing costs, thereby demonstrating price savings by open market purchasing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Alameda, that the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with
the BAAQMD for the Carl Moyer Program grant funds to replace two ferry vessel diesel
engines and one diesel generator, and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Alameda that,
pursuant to Section 3-15 of the City Charter, and by four affirmative votes, the City
Manager, in cooperation with the Public Works Department, is hereby authorized to
conduct an open market purchase of two ferry vessel diesel engines and one diesel
generator from the same manufacturers that provided the existing equipment, and
execute the appropriate purchase agreements.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda during the Regular
Meeting of the City Council on the 18th day of September 2007, by the following vote to
wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam
and Mayor Johnson 5.
None.
None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
said City this 19th day of September, 2007.
Lara Weisiger, City (Irk
City of Alameda