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Arvin Council green-lights $34,378 LCTOP grant and electric bus purchase
Summary
The council approved submittal of a Low Carbon Transit Operations Program grant for $34,378 to fund electric bus infrastructure and authorized purchase of one electric bus through CalAct’s cooperative purchasing agreement with Davey Coach.
Arvin City Council on April 14 approved submitting a Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) grant application for the Arvin Electric Bus Infrastructure Installation Project and authorized procurement actions to acquire one electric bus.
The council adopted Resolution No. 2026-12 consenting to submittal of the LCTOP grant application for $34,378 and Resolution No. 2026-13 recognizing the CalAct cooperative purchasing agreement and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a purchase order with Davey Coach for procurement of a single electric bus. The consent items were approved as part of the meeting’s consent agenda; the motion to approve the consent agenda passed 4-0.
City staff included the project and the dollar amount in the consent agenda materials. The two resolutions also include related administrative authorizations for execution of certifications, assurances and procurement documents. The agenda packet lists Davey Coach as the vendor to be used under the CalAct cooperative purchasing agreement and identifies Veolia Sustainable Buildings USA West, Inc. separately as the vendor for solar maintenance work at the wastewater treatment plant.
Votes and motions: the consent agenda (which included the LCTOP submittal and the Davey Coach purchase authorization) was approved in a consolidated motion moved by MPT Perez, seconded by CM Tarver and adopted 4-0. Mayor Calderon moved the separate approval of the Donation and Gift Policy (item 3I) after it was pulled for discussion; CM Tarver seconded and that vote was also 4-0.
The council did not receive public testimony on this agenda item during the meeting. The approvals authorize staff to proceed with grant submittal and purchase steps but do not by themselves describe delivery timelines for the bus or infrastructure. Further procurement details and implementation milestones were not specified in the minutes.
