Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jasneet Sharma, Director, Sustainability Department
Subject: Measure K: Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Grant Funds from the State of California Energy Commission Clean Transportation Program for Fleet Electrification Charging Infrastructure at County-Owned Facilities
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing the County of San Mateo to accept a $3,625,000 grant from the State of California Energy Commission and enter into a grant agreement to fund the construction of fleet electrification charging infrastructure at County-owned facilities.
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BACKGROUND:
Measure K is the half-cent general sales tax initially approved by San Mateo County voters in November 2012 and extended in November 2016 for a total of thirty years.
On January 26, 2021, the Board adopted the Government Operations Climate Action Plan (GOCAP) (Resolution No. 077960), a comprehensive strategy to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from County operations and achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. A key emissions reductions strategy is to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure across County facilities and transition light- to mid-duty County fleet vehicles to zero-emission vehicles by 2035. This is anticipated to reduce County-generated emissions by 13.6 percent.
On March 14, 2023, the Board approved the Measure K budget for FY 2023-24, which allocated $5,000,000 of Measure K funds for fleet electrification infrastructure.
On September 18, 2024, the County received a Notice of Proposed Award from the State of California Energy Commission (CEC) Clean Transportation Program in the amount of $3,625,000 to fund the construction of electric vehicle charging infrastructure for fleet vehicles at County-owned facilities. The Clean Transportation Program is a competitive grant program to fund construction of electric vehicle charging infr...
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