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El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board, acting as the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District Board of Directors:
1) Consider modifications to the AB2766-funded Electric Vehicle Charging Station Equipment (EVSE) program for County businesses and organizations; and
2) Authorize Air Pollution Control Officer to execute grant funding agreements for this EVSE grant program for awarded projects based on the upcoming Request for Proposals up to a cumulative total amount of $100,000 in FY2025/26 and up to the Board-approved amount for awarded projects in FY2026/27.
FUNDING: AB2766 DMV Surcharge funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board of Supervisors, acting as the AQMD Board of Directors, consider the following modifications to the AB2766 funded Electric Vehicle Charging Station Equipment (EVSE) program for County businesses and organizations as outlined below:
1. Modify the maximum amount of the grant from $5,000 to $10,000 per charging plug;
2. Allow approved grantees to provide a monetary match of 15% to the grant or provide free electricity to charger users for two (2) years as an in-kind match;
3. Expand eligible businesses to include multi-family residential locations;
4. Remove the requirement that the charger must be available to the general public and allow usage by business customers and multi-family residential residents; and
5. Update requirements to include updated building code regulations and to make clerical updates.
6. Authorize Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) to execute grant funding agreements for this EVSE grant program for awarded projects based on upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) up to the cumulative total amount of $100,000 in FY2025/26 and 2026/27.
El Dorado County is in nonattainment for the federal ozone standard. Motor vehicle emissions are the primary contributor to ozone. In 1990, AB2766 a...
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