To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE A CHARGE READY TRANSPORT PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FOR INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS YARD AT 531 NORTH GERTRUDA
APPROVE THE GRANTING OF AN EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON AT THE CITY'S PUBLIC WORKS YARD TO ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends approving an agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure for medium to heavy-duty Public Works fleet vehicles as part of SCE's Charge Ready Transport (CRT) Program. Specifically, the agreement would allow for the installation of ten charging ports at the City's Public Works Yard to support electric vehicles in the City's Public Works fleet. Staff also recommends approval of an Easement that would allow SCE to maintain the electric charging infrastructure on the utility and customer sides of the electric meter following construction. Once SCE constructs the electric infrastructure, the City would purchase and install the charging equipment needed to activate/utilize the charge ports. The City's portion of the project would be funded by a recently awarded Clean Power Alliance grant.
BACKGROUND
The SCE CRT Program is intended to provide infrastructure for electric vehicle charging for SCE customers operating medium to heavy-duty vehicles. The CRT Program is available to qualifying customers to assist with the transition to electric vehicles by reducing costs associated with the purchase and installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. As part of the program, SCE designs, constructs, and installs the infrastructure on both the utility and customer sides of the electric meter including, electrical design, permits, construction, transformers, trenching, and pedesta...
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