HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-02-27; City Council; Resolution 2024-035RESOLUTION NO. 2024-035
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO TRACK,
MANAGE, BANK AND SELL LOW CARBON FUEL STANDARD CREDITS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS SET BY THE CALIFORNIA AIR
RESOURCES BOARD
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that it is in
the best interest of the city to track, manage, bank and sell low carbon fuel standard credits
generated by city-owned electric vehicle, or EV, charging stations; and
WHEREAS, funds generated through the California Air Resources Board's Low Carbon Fuel
Standard Program can be used to fund future sustainability projects; and
WHEREAS, currently, low carbon fuel standard credits are being tracked, managed,
ban ked and sold by the city's EV vendor, ChargePoint; and
WHEREAS, Paragraph 7 in section 95491(d)(3)(A) of the CARB's low carbon fuel standard
regulation requires the use of the electricity credit proceeds resulting from a specific category or
sector of electric transportation be invested in transportation electrification projects in the same
category or sector; and
WHEREAS, the responsibility for tracking, managing, banking and selling low carbon fuel
standard credits with the California Air Resources Board would be transferred from ChargePoint
to the city.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad,
California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council authorizes and directs the City Manager or designee to track,
manage, bank and sell low carbon fuel standard credits in accordance with the
regulations established by the California Air Resources Board.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council ofthe City
of Carlsbad on the 27th day of Februarv, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, LUNA
NONE.
ABSTAIN: NONE.
ABSENT: NONE. l
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
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