Delegate authority to the Director of General Services to sign a Letter of Commitment and Contract with Pacific Gas & Electric for the development of a Fleet EV Charging Station, subject to County Counsel's approval as to form of the final contract. (No general fund impact) (Pistochini/Murphy)

Delegate authority to the Director of General Services to sign a Letter of Commitment and Contract with Pacific Gas & Electric for the development of a Fleet EV Charging Station, subject to County Counsel's approval as to form of the final contract.

The Department of Community Services, Fleet Division, and the General Services Department have worked together to apply for a Pacific Gase & Electric (PG&E) EV Fleet charger rebate and infrastructure incentive program to build a Fleet EV charging station at 294 West Beamer Street, Woodland.  Located beside the County Fleet building, this is an ideal location for the County's first county fleet dedicated EV charging station that will primarily support Road Division vehicles.  The application proposes two Level 3 chargers and seven Level 2 chargers.  This will allow charging of the County's medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.  The program's benefits include the following: 1) PG&E will provide up to a $40,000 incentive for customer-owned charging stations, and 2) PG&E will design, construct, own, and maintain any necessary EV supply infrastructure to the County's meter.  The County would be responsible for designing, building, owning, operating, and maintaining the EV supply infrastructure behind the meter. 

PG&E notified the County on April 9, 2025 that it was invited to join PG&E’s EV Fleet Electrification program.  A response is due within 30 days of the notice (by May 9, 2025).  County staff have a number of research steps to determine the cost of the customer (County) owned infrastructure and site improvements.  This includes trenching, electrical switchgear, pavement work, and islands for the stations. A preliminary design for the project is provided in Attachment B; County costs are described in blue and PG&E costs are described in red.  PG&E estimates the County infrastructure costs (blue portions in Attachment B) to be approximately $559,000, resulting in a maximum incentive of $40,000 towards the County's project costs.  The Fleet Division and General Services are discussing a funding plan with the County Administrator's Office and continue to work with PG&E to clarify aspects of the contract.  Given the timeline for approval and that the next Board of Supervisors meeting is not scheduled until May 20, 2025, staff request delegated authority to sign the letter of commitment and the contract provided that staff are able to develop a funding plan and clarify aspects of the contract.

This is a joint effort of the Department of Community Services' Fleet Division and the General Services Department.  The County Administrator's Office developed the recommendation to seek delegated authority as the departments work to resolve outstanding issues due to the limited 30-day time period to respond to PG&E.