TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: East Bay Paratransit Consortium (EBPC) Zero-Emission Vehicle Rollout Plan
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider adopting Resolution 23-029 approving the East Bay Paratransit Consortium (EBPC) Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Rollout Plan.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Environmental Improvement
Initiative - Zero Emission Programs
The EBPC's Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Rollout Plan provides a path to achieve the goal of transitioning the East Bay Paratransit (EBP) fleet to 100 percent zero-emissions by 2040. This plan directly supports the District's Environmental Improvement Goal along with the following initiatives: Zero-Emission Programs, Infrastructure Modernization and Service Quality.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
There are no budgetary or fiscal impacts directly related to this report. However, each phase of ZEV deployment will have associated costs that will be presented to the Board for review and approval.
With the submission of this plan, both AC Transit and BART, as the "Consortium", will pursue local, regional, state and federal funding sources and programs in order to finance the implementation.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
The Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation was adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in December of 2018 and became effective October 1, 2019. Title 13 California Code of Regulations ?2023 (13 CCR ? 2023.1 through 2023.11) requires all public agencies to gradually transition their fleet to zero-emission technologies. The ICT regulation applies to all transit agencies that own, operate or lease vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 14,000 pounds. This includes the van cutaway vehicles operated in the provision of East Bay Paratransit (EBP) service.
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