County of El Dorado - File #: 23-1813

• File #: 23-1813
• Version: 2
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Approved
• File created: 9/20/2023
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 2/27/2024
• Final action: 2/27/2024
• Title: Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board, acting as the AQMD Board of Directors: 1) Award Bid 23-918-053 for the replacement of electric vehicle chargers at County facilities and park and ride locations to True Upside Consulting LLC; 2) Authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) to execute a funding agreement in the amount of $235,950 for the five year term, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; 3) Authorize the APCO to execute any necessary amendments to the funding agreement, excluding term extensions and increases to the not-to-exceed amount, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; 4) Reject the Bid Protest submitted by TurnonGreen, Inc. for Bid 23-918-053; 5) Establish an initial fee for the use of the new chargers at $0.33 per kilowatt hour; and 6) Direct staff to reevaluate the fee each year and recommend updated fees in the proposed fiscal year AQMD budgets starting with the FY2025/26 budget. (Cont....
• Related files: 14-1084, 14-1110

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/27/2024	2	Board of Supervisors	Approved	Pass
12/12/2023	1	Board of Supervisors	Continued	Pass

Title
Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board, acting as the AQMD Board of Directors:
1) Award Bid 23-918-053 for the replacement of electric vehicle chargers at County facilities and park and ride locations to True Upside Consulting LLC;
2) Authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer (APCO) to execute a funding agreement in the amount of $235,950 for the five year term, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management;
3) Authorize the APCO to execute any necessary amendments to the funding agreement, excluding term extensions and increases to the not-to-exceed amount, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management;
4) Reject the Bid Protest submitted by TurnonGreen, Inc. for Bid 23-918-053;
5) Establish an initial fee for the use of the new chargers at $0.33 per kilowatt hour; and
6) Direct staff to reevaluate the fee each year and recommend updated fees in the proposed fiscal year AQMD budgets starting with the FY2025/26 budget. (Cont. 12/12/2023, Item 24)

FUNDING: California Department of Motor Vehicles AB 2766 Subvention Funds.
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DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND
There are fifty-five (55) Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers at eighteen (18) County facilities and park and ride locations that are accessible to the public. AQMD has acquired funding for and worked with Facilities staff and private contractors to install these chargers and many others throughout El Dorado County (EDC). To incentivize EV usage in EDC, the electricity costs have been paid by AQMD with AB 2766 motor vehicle emission reduction funding. EV adoption is becoming much more prevalent. Of the new vehicles being sold in California, over 25% are now EVs. Several of the EDC EV chargers are now being very heavily used. AQMD staff believes this incentive is no longer necessary and recommend replacing the free for use EV chargers with chargers capable of collecting a fee from the user. It is expected that collecting a fee will increase the availa...