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SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	08/01/2019
Subject: RECEIVE Update on Options for Bringing More Electric Vehicles into the County Fleet, and PROVIDE DIRECTION as appropriate.
Submitted For:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Department:	Public Works
Referral No.:
Referral Name:
Presenter:	Joe Yee, Deputy Director, Public Works	Contact:

Information

Referral History:

On January 28, 2019, the Sustainability Committee received a report from the Department of Public Works on options for bringing more electric vehicles into the County fleet. The Committee directed staff to report back to the Committee on updates to the County's policies and Administrative Bulletins to reflect:

Purchase of electric vehicles as vehicles in the County fleet are replaced, starting with sedans and including other types of vehicles as they become commercially available;
Investing savings from EVs into EV infrastructure;
How costs for purchasing and installing chargers, including wiring and trenching, will be allocated between departments and the General Capital fund; and
Policies for charging County vehicles, employee vehicles, and vehicles belonging to the public.

The Committee also directed staff to:

Work with landlords to install EV charging infrastructure at facilities the County leases; and
Develop a master plan for EV chargers.

Referral Update:

Attached are recommended revisions to Administrative Bulletins 507.9 (Property and Equipment, County Vehicle Operation) and 508.5 (Property and Equipment, County Vehicle and Equipment Acquisition and Replacement Policy, and Clean Air Vehicle Policy and Goals).

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE Update on Options for Bringing More Electric Vehicles into the County Fleet, and PROVIDE DIRECTION as appropriate.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

The January 2019 staff report provided information that shows that maintenance and fueling costs for electric vehicles are significantly less than costs for gasoline and diesel vehicles, as are life-cycle costs. The staff report also discussed costs associated with installing and maintaining the chargers and charging infrastructure and highlighted as a policy concern the question of how these costs will be covered, given the current County budget policy that calls for each department to make infrastructure investments.

Attachments
AB 507.9 - Redline
AB 508.5 - Redline
CA DGS Green Fleet Catalog - Excerpts