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AD HOC COMMITTEE ON SUSTAINABILITY

Meeting Date:	11/05/2018
Subject: ACCEPT the 2018 Fleet and Equipment Sustainability Report and PROVIDE DIRECTION as appropriate
Submitted For:	Jody London, Sustainability Coordinator
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:
Referral Name:	ACCEPT the 2018 Fleet and Equipment Sustainability Report and PROVIDE DIRECTION as appropriate
Presenter:	Brian Balbas, Director, Public Works	Contact:	Jody London (925)674-7871

Information

Referral History:

N/A

Referral Update:

On March 26, 2018, the Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability received a presentation from students in the Public Health Program at Alhambra High School on the benefits to public health of reducing vehicle idling time. The students made several recommendations to the Committee on actions the County could take to reduce idling in County vehicles. On April 24, the students made the same presentation to the Board of Supervisors. The students recommended the County consider the following actions to encourage greater participation in the Idle Free campaign:

Post idle free signs at County offices,
More direct messaging to County employees
Idle Free stickers in County fleet vehicles
Consider policy that prohibits idling in County vehicles

On July 23, 2018, the Ad Hoc Committee on Sustainability received a presentation from Idle Free California on actions that other jurisdictions in California and around the country are taking to reduce idling in their own operations and among the general population.

On August 7, 2018, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Diesel Free by 2033 pledge, and asked staff to report back to the Board no later than March 2019 on steps the County should take to eliminate the use of diesel fuel in County operations.

The attached staff report and additional information provide an update on County fleet operations, look at the use of diesel fuel in vehicles and equipment, and identify actions taken to date to reduce idling in County vehicles and equipment.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

ACCEPT the 2018 Fleet and Equipment Sustainability Report and PROVIDE DIRECTION as appropriate

Fiscal Impact (if any):

N/A

Attachments
Staff Report
Attachment A - Admin. Bulletin 508.5, Property and Equipment
Attachment B - Admin. Bulletin 207.9, County Vehicle Operation
Attachment C - Public Works Vehicle Asset Management Policy
Attachment D - County Vehicle Use - No Idling Presentation