By Brett Callwood
At the City Council meeting on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 13, item 16A called for a vote to, “authorize the transfer agreement renewal between the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and City of Gardena pertaining to safe, clean water program (Measure W).
Staff stated in a note that, “Staff respectfully recommends that City Council authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the Transfer Agreement between the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and the City of Gardena pertaining to the Safe, Clean Water (SCW) Program, also known as Measure W, in a form approved by the City Attorney. This Agreement is to expire at the end of the 2027-2028 Fiscal Year.”
That item passed unanimously, as did 16B: “Authorization to purchase three heavy equipment vehicles from Quinn Company in the amount of $593,712.75 for the Public Works Department and sell current equipment at estimated residual value.”
These purchases are necessary in order to comply with the State of California’s AQMD (Air Quality Management District) standards.
Item 18A called for the approval of a contract “with Clean Energy for the operations and maintenance of GTrans’ CNG facility for $775,020 and a project total of $852,522.”
That passed unanimously, as did 18B: “Approve contract with Clean Energy for the purchase of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and Credit Management Services.”
“It is recommended that Council authorize contracts with Clean Energy for RNG commodity supply to be delivered to GTrans through SoCalGas pipeline, as well as for RIN and LCFS credit management services that will bring another source of revenue to GTrans to support its operations,” read the staff note.”
