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File Number: 14-350 <br />(zero emissions and hybrid vehicles), to continue working towards implementing plug-in <br />stations at various locations throughout the City, to provide incentives in City parking and <br />transportation demand management policies for developers and business owners that provide <br />charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles, and to install plug-in stations at the Water <br />Pollution Control Plant upon completion of the current capital improvement project. The Plan <br />further states that “While a variety of other low carbon fuel sources, such as hydrogen and <br />compressed natural gas, have been previously under development for use to replace gasoline <br />and diesel, electric vehicles are believed to be one of the most viable emerging low carbon <br />fuel sources. This is due to the relatively low infrastructure barriers to entry, mainly an existing <br />power grid infrastructure and commercially available hybrid electric vehicles already highly <br />popular on the market.” <br />There is a broad array of factors that will likely influence mass plug-in electric vehicle <br />adoption. Gas prices, technology developments, customer value perception, macroeconomic <br />conditions, and legislative action are all key variables, and these are largely outside the <br />control of local authorities. However, many market drivers can be influenced by local action <br />through policies and incentives. By aligning our initiatives with state and national efforts, the <br />City can help advance its own climate action goals. <br />In late 2013, the California Energy Commission (CEC) solicited grant applications for Electric <br />Vehicle Charging Infrastructure. This grant solicitation was an offer to fund electric vehicle <br />charging infrastructure to support growth of electric vehicles as a conventional method of <br />transportation and adoption of plug-in electric vehicles over a wide range of California’s <br />population and socio-economic classes. This grant solicitation provided the opportunity to <br />make progress on alternative fuel vehicle adoption in San Leandro. <br />Bay Area Charge Ahead Project 2 (BayCAP2) is a multi-jurisdictional collaboration led by the <br />California EV Alliance (CEVA). CEVA brings together public/private partnerships to accelerate <br />development of EV charging infrastructure, build EV awareness, and plan for the EV <br />transition, in alignment with the state’s goal to ensure that 80% of all vehicles are electric drive <br />by the year 2050. CEVA managed the grant application on behalf of ten qualified Bay Area <br />entities. Each applicant was required to provide a 25% grant match. The joint application was <br />approved by the CEC in May 2014 and includes three dual charging stations (for a total of six <br />charging ports) in the City of San Leandro: two at the Downtown Parking Garage and one at <br />the new control building at the Water Pollution Control Plant. The EVCSs are Level-2 type <br />stations, which provide a standard full charge in three to four hours. <br />The program is structured as a fully turnkey program in partnership with CEVA (project <br />management and fiscal agent), ABM (installer) and ChargePoint (equipment and network <br />provider). The primary requirements of the grant are: <br />·Any EVCS installed will be considered a public EVCS for a period of two years after <br />installation and must be available to the public to charge electric vehicles. <br />·ChargePoint and ABM will meet most of the City’s grant match by discounting the <br />equipment and providing the first two years of maintenance at no cost to the City. <br />·The equipment installation cost to the City will be zero. However, mandated signage, <br />wheel stops or bollards, striping, and ADA compliance costs are not covered items. <br />·ChargePoint will collect all payments at the charger, and submit monthly payments, <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/9/2014