Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael P. Callagy, County Manager
Subject: Board of Supervisors' Response to the 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury Report, "Electric Vehicle Adoption in the Cities and the County of San Mateo"
RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve the Board of Supervisors' response to the 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury Report, "Electric Vehicle Adoption in the Cities and the County of San Mateo."
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BACKGROUND:
On August 12, 2019, the 2018-2019 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury issued a report titled "Electric Vehicle Adoption in the Cities and the County of San Mateo." The Board of Supervisors is required to submit comments on the findings and recommendations pertaining to the matters over which it has some decision-making authority within 90 days. The Board's response to the report is due to the Honorable Donald J. Ayoob no later than November 12, 2019.
DISCUSSION:
The Grand Jury made eleven findings and four recommendations in its report. The Board responses follow each finding and the three recommendations that the Grand Jury requested that the Board respond to within 90 days.
FINDINGS
Finding 1:
As of December 2018, eleven of the twenty cities in San Mateo County have no electric vehicles in their government fleets. These are:
* Atherton
* Belmont
* Colma
* Daly City
* East Palo Alto
* Half Moon Bay
* Hillsborough
* San Bruno
* San Carlos
* South San Francisco
* Woodside
Response:
Neither agree or disagree. San Mateo County is an independent entity from the cities within the County and is unable to validate the fleet characteristics of the cities within the County.
Finding 2:
As of December 2018, in two of the twenty cities in San Mateo County approximately one percent of the city fleet are electric vehicles. These are:
* Burlingame
* Foster City
Response:
Neither agree or disagree. San Mateo County is an independent entity from the citi...
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