Tier 3 · Human approved · Updated Aug 24, 2026

Escondido's City Council approved buying up to $1,550,000 worth of unleaded gasoline and renewable diesel fuel from a company called Mansfield Oil for the 2027 budget year. The vote was 5-0.

The council did this by adopting Resolution No. 2026-128, which gives the Mayor permission to sign the fuel agreement on the city's behalf. Rather than negotiating its own deal, the city is buying through an existing arrangement between Mansfield Oil and an organization called Sourcewell, identified in the record as Contract No. 121522-MNF. The record cites Escondido Municipal Code Chapter 10, Article 5, Section 10-91 as the authority for handling the purchase this way.

The fuel purchase was not voted on by itself. It was part of a single motion covering items 1 through 11, 14 through 16, and 18 through 19. Council member White made the motion, Fitzgerald seconded it, and it passed 5-0.

City staff had asked the council to say yes. The recommendation for approval came from the Public Works Department, and the record names Joseph Goulart, Director of Public Works, as the staff contact for the item.

The record does not explain what renewable diesel is, how a cooperative purchase agreement such as the Sourcewell arrangement works or why the city uses one, which city vehicles or equipment the fuel is for, or when deliveries begin. Residents who want to look up the official paperwork can use the city's file numbers for the item, 0600-10 and A-3606.