TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Sean Roberts, Field Operations Manager
Nicholle Petroff, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing Regarding Proposed Fees to Recover Costs Related to Electric Vehicle Charging at City Facilities (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 15 Mins.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 24-0037
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing regarding proposed fees related to Electric Vehicle ("EV") charging at City facilities and adopt Resolution No. 24-0037.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If the City Council approved the proposed rate of $0.51 per kWh, the City would recover approximately $182,000 annually beginning July 1, 2024. Additional costs would be incurred in Year 1 in order to start collecting fees and procure equipment. The City's current EV Charging infrastructure already has the equipment necessary to begin collecting fees on 18 of the 32 EV charging stations. The cost of retrofitting the remaining 14 charging stations is estimated to be approximately $30,000. Sufficient funds for retrofitting these remaining stations are available in the Public Works Department's budget for the current fiscal year within the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
There are three different levels for EV chargers: Levels 1, 2, and 3.
* Level 1 is the cheapest and slowest technology and only adds about four miles of range per hour of charging.
* Level 2 charging is the most common form of public charging equipment and costs approximately $1,000 per unit. It can charge at a low voltage and adds an average of 12-50 miles of range per hour.
* Level 3 is the fastest charging technology and also the most expensive at about $50,000 per unit. A Level 3 charger can charge an EV to 80 percent in about an hour.
The City currently op...
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