REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 8, 2021
FROM: BRIAN BARR, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
BY: BRIAN CETTI, Capital Development Specialist
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
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Approve and ratify a Contract between the City of Fresno and PG&E to authorize the Department of Transportation Fresno Area Express to participate in the Electric Vehicle Fleet Electrification Program providing primary power infrastructure for battery electric bus charging at no cost and authorize the Director of Transportation or designee to execute all related documents
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve and ratify a Contract between the City of Fresno and PG&E to authorize the Department of Transportation Fresno Area Express (FAX) to participate in the Electric Vehicle (EV) Fleet Electrification Program providing primary power infrastructure for battery electric bus charging at no cost and authorize the Director of Transportation or designee to execute all related documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Transportation (FAX) seeks to approve and ratify the PG&E EV Fleet Electrification Program contract. This program will provide FAX, at no cost, with a three megawatt utility owned primary electrical service to support battery electric bus charging and FAX's Zero Emission Transition Plan and rebate incentives for battery electric bus and charger purchases. This contract will have long-term benefits versus FAX pursuing the same work internally without PG&E's participation. FAX is required to transition to zero emission vehicles by 2040 as detailed in a plan approved by Council on June 18, 2020.
BACKGROUND
The California Air Resource Board issued the Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation, effective October 1, 2019, requiring all transit agencies to gradually transition all bus and paratransit vehicles to a 100 percent zero-emission fleet by 2040. This regulation applies to all transit agencies that own, operate, or leas...
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