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FROM: Barton J. Gilbert, Director of General Services ^' __��' ,.,,:< Costa
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July 26, 1994
SUBJECT:
DEMONSTRATION OF NEW ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE (ZEV' s) ADDED TO
COUNTY FLEET, TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1994
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDATION: ACCEPT award of $15,000 from the Bay Area Air
Quality Management District (BAAQMD) Transportation Fund for
Clean Air (AB 434) for the purchase of two electric carts as
part of a demonstration project to reduce air polluting
vehicle emissions .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT: The County has purchased two electric
vehicles using the $15,000 grant and fleet vehicle
depreciation monies .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: Consistent with the
Board of Supervisors ' commitment to innovative solutions to
the problem of emissions reduction through the use of
alternatives to gasoline fueled vehicles, the Board is
demonstrating the County fleet' s newest electric vehicle,
which was purchased in part with grant funding from the Bay
Area Air Quality Management District. The Cushman ZEV built
by Ransomes America Corporation, supplied by Golden Bear
Equipment Company of Martinez, will be used to move laundry
and supplies at Merrithew Memorial Hospital . The ZEV will
replace a gas powered vehicle eliminating gas fumes; reducing
emissions and noise, and it will require less maintenance and
is more economical to operate than a comparable gas powered
vehicle.
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ACTION OF BOARD ON �"t' a'IO 9 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
(Contact: Barton J. Gilbert (313-7100)
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County Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Orig: General Services-Admin. Services
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PRESS ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
July 14, 1994 Barton J. Gilbert
Director of General Services
General Services Department
(510) 313-7100
DEMONSTRATION OF NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE (ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE:ZEV)
ADDED TO COUNTY FLEET, TUESDAY, JULY 26 , 1994
WHO: The Board of Supervisors, County Administrator, General
Services Director and representatives from the Bay Area
Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and Golden Bear
Equipment Co.
WHAT: Demonstration of ZEV, funded in part by The BAAQMD' s
Transportation Fund For Clean Air.
WHERE: McBrien Administration Building
651 Pine Street
Martinez, CA 94553
WHEN: Tuesday, July 26, 1994
11 : 00 AM
WHY: Consistent with the Board of Supervisors ' commitment to
innovative solutions to the problem of emissions
reduction through the use of alternatives to gasoline
fueled vehicles, the Board is demonstrating the County
fleet' s newest electric vehicle, which was purchased in
part with grant funding from the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District. The Cushman ZEV built by Ransomes
America Corporation, supplied by Golden Bear Equipment
Company of Martinez, will be used to move laundry and
supplies at Merrithew Memorial Hospital . The ZEV will
replace a gas powered vehicle eliminating gas fumes;
reducing emissions and noise, and it will require less
maintenance and is more economical to operate than a
comparable gas powered vehicle.
NOTE: PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
The ZEV will be on display following Board presentation.