Greenfield Bike Garage Contract

1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to execute agreement with the City of Greenfield, subject to approval by Agency Counsel, in an amount not to exceed $97,987 to provide Greenfield Bike Garage programming and Mobile Repair Workshops for the period ending December 31, 2024;
2. APPROVE the use of Measure X Safe Routes to School funds as approved in the FY 21/22 budget; and
3. AUTHORIZE the Executive Director to take such other further actions as may be necessary to fulfill the intent of the agreement, including approvals of future modifications or amendments that do not significantly alter the scope of work, or change the approved agreement term or amount.

This project aims to fill a regional need for bicycle, skateboard and scooter repair in south Monterey County. Through this contract (scope of work and budget attached), the City of Greenfield will establish the Greenfield Bike Garage at the Greenfield Community Science Workshop, located at 45 El Camino Real, and provide mobile repair workshops to communities in south county including Greenfield, Soledad, King City, Gonzales, San Lucas, and San Ardo. The programming will focus on teaching community members how to repair their own bicycles, skateboards, and scooters, as well as encourage the use of active transportation.

Greenfield Bike Garage

The Greenfield Bike Garage will provide weekly repair workshops to the community free of charge. During each repair workshop a trained bike mechanic instructor and a bike mechanic assistant will lead participants through basic repairs and maintenance. Each participant will be able to use the public tools to make repairs on their own equipment and will be provided necessary parts (such as bike tubes, chains, bike cables, cable housings, brake pads and pedals) free of charge.

The bike mechanic instructor and assistant will have their own set of professional mechanic tools to use as well as a bike stand. All bike mechanic staff will be trained at the Watsonville Bike Shack. Bike repair equipment and tools will be stored in the Bike Garage storage shed which will be locked when not in use.

In order to encourage participation in the bike repair workshops, community participants will be entered into a monthly drawing for a $50 gift card.

Mobile Repair Workshops

In addition to the weekly repair workshops provided at the Greenfield Bike Garage, staff will travel to other communities in south Monterey County to teach the public how to repair their own bicycles, skateboards and scooters. The mobile workshops will be much like the Bike Garage repair workshops, in that all necessary tools will be available to the public for use and equipment necessary to complete the repairs will be provided free of charge.

Transportation Agency staff and Safe Routes to School partners will help to promote and support these events. Greenfield Bike Garage staff will conduct six (6) mobile workshops every calendar year in south county communities including Greenfield, Soledad, King City, Gonzales, San Lucas, and San Ardo. Staff will bring all the necessary equipment to conduct the repair workshops including tables, portable bike stands, parts and tool sets and will bring unsalvageable parts to the Salinas landfill.