REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Modify a Purchase Agreement with Yamaha Motor Finance Corp USA for Electric Golf Cart Lease for the Sunnyvale and Sunken Gardens Golf Courses (F21-0158)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to amend an existing purchase agreement with Yamaha Motor Finance Corp. of Newnan, GA for Electric Golf Cart Lease for the Sunnyvale and Sunken Gardens Golf Courses, increasing the term of the contract as discussed and the not-to-exceed contract amount by $43,812.40 for a new not-to-exceed total contract amount of $342,619.22.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Council approval is required for the procurement of good and/or services greater than $250,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonable foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In January 2017, Council awarded a Municipal Master Lease Agreement to Yamaha Motor Finance Corp. USA (Yamaha) for the lease of eighty (80) electric golf carts for a 48-month period for use by the Department of Public Works Golf Program at Sunnyvale and Sunken Gardens Golf Courses (RTC No. 16-1140).
The Sunnyvale and Sunken Gardens Golf Courses have largely remained open during the pandemic and have returned to being open 7 days a week, 364 days a year. This is one of the few recreational activities that has remained accessible and able to comply with the changing County Health Orders. In summer, the average cart rental demand is 85 per day. These carts are typically sold out by 11am on the weekends. Cart availability has been strained due to the pandemic, because only single riders were allowed. With restrictions loosening, staff a...
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