HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2023-89RESOLUTION NO. 2023 - 89
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, I)
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN EEN THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
TO CONTRIBUTE FUNDS FROM THE MARITIME INDUSTRIAL IMPACT FUND FOR THE
FUNDING OF THE FREE RIDE AROUND NATIONAL CITY PROGRAM; AND 2)
AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF $400,000 IN APPROPRIATIONS AND A
CORRESPONDING REVENUE BUDGET.
WHEREAS, in 2010, the District's Board of Port Commissioners (BPC) adopted BPC
Policy No. 773 to establish a Maritime Industrial Impact Fund MIIF , based on the recognition
that certain communities adjacent to industrialized areas near San Diego Bay may be subject
adverse impacts; and
WHEREAS, the MIIF is used to fund projects to mitigate Off -Tidelands impacts from the
Port District's marine terminals and the maritime industry operating at the terminals; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City desires to provide a clean and safe travel option
around National City, including on Tidelands, through a zero -emission shuttle program that
provides a clean and safe travel option around National City and improves quality of life by
expanding affordable travel options and access to National City's waterfront while reducing
pollution; and
WHEREAS, the District and City desire to work together to reduce air pollution, improve
air quality and public health, and increase access to National City's waterfront for those residing
in National City; and
WHEREAS, the City, in partnership with Circuit Transit, Inc., created the Free Ride
Around National City (FRANC) Program (FRANC Program), which is proposed to be a
Neighborhood Electric Vehicle(NEV)shuttle system that ties together destinations in
downtown National City, Old Town National City, and West Side National City with the 8th
and 24tb Street Transit Centers, and with waterfront employers along the waterfront e.g., Naval
Base San Diego, National City Marine Terminal, shipyards), by providing first and last -mile
connections; and
WHEREAS, S, the FRANC Program service area is proposed to include District
Tidelands in National City, including Pepper Park; and
WHEREAS, when operational, the FRANC will serve as a connector that provides the
City's residents with access to the National City waterfront; and
WHEREAS, S, the City applied for and was awarded a "Mobility Project Voucher" from the
Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program CM , which is administered by CALSTART,
a national non-profit which works to advance clean transportation initiatives, as designated
by the California Air Resources Board (GARB); and
WHEREAS, S, the CM program aims to increase access to clean mobility options in
disadvantaged communities, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and criteria pollutants, increase
the uptake of zero -emission vehicles, and improve air quality and public health in the State's most
vulnerable communities; and
WHEREAT the City proposes to use the Mobility Project Voucher to fund the FRANC
Program; and
WHEREAS, the Mobility Project Voucher for the FRANC Program is a maximum of
'1, 00,000 for a 5-year term, consisting of one year of planning, three years of operation funded
by the Mobility Project Voucher, and one additional year of mandatory operation not funded by
the Mobility Project Voucher; and
WHEREAS, the District has offered to contribute Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
($4O0OOO) in MIIF funds to support the FRANC Program; and
WHEREAS, the total S400,000 is to be used for the purposes supporting the FRANC
Program and for no other purposes whatsoever; and
WHEREAS, the Memorandum of Understanding outlines the terms of use of MIIF funds
for the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 'I: That the City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute a
Memorandum Of Understanding, attached to the Agenda Report, between the San Diego Unified
Port District and the City of National City to contribute funds from the Maritime Industrial Impact
Fund for the funding of the Free Ride Around National City Program.
Section 2: That the City Council hereby authorizes the establishment of $400,000 in
appropriations and a corresponding revenue budget.
Section 3: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th day of June 2023.
ATTEST:
Morrison, Mayor
Shelley chapel, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Atto r n
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on
June 20, 2023 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane, Molina, Morrison
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
BY:
Shelley Chapel
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
Shelley Ch
IVMC, City Clerk